Data types

Created by r.turner, last modified by zengenti on 23 Sep 2020

A data type is the storage type for a field, and determines how the field data is validated and indexed for search.

Contensis supports the following basic data types:

Type	Description	Applicable Validations
string	Used for text entries such as titles, content or markup.	required maxChars minChars regex allowedValues
integer	A whole number.	required min max
decimal	A number with a fractional part.	required min max decimalPlaces
boolean	A value of true or false.	required
dateTime	A point in time.	required min max pastDateTime
object	Any arbitrary structure as JSON or a string.	required
stringArray	An array of strings.	required maxChars minChars regex allowedValues maxCount minCount
integerArray	An array of integers.	required maxCount minCount
decimalArray	An array of decimals.	required min max decimalPlaces maxCount minCount
dateTimeArray	An array of dateTimes.	required min max pastDateTime maxCount minCount
objectArray	An array of objects.	required maxCount minCount

JSON

{
    "string": "This is a simple string",
    "integer": 24,
    "decimal": 1.34,
    "boolean": true,
    "dateTime": "2016-10-12T09:29:18.5144641+01:00",
    "object": {
        "id": "12345",
        "name": "item1"
    },
    "stringArray": [
        "Item 1",
        "Item 2",
        "Item 3"
    ],
    "integerArray": [
        1,2,3
    ],
    "decimalArray": [
        1.2, 3.4, 5.6
    ],
    "dateTimeArray": [
        "2017-03-07T14:37:27.0998174+00:00",
        "2017-03-07T14:39:16.3337294+00:00",
        "2017-03-07T14:39:19.3495296+00:00"
    ],
    "objectArray": [
        {
            "id": "12345",
            "name": "item1"
        },
        {
            "id": "67890",
            "name": "item2"
        }
    ]
}