Dynamic field types

A dynamic document field definition requires a specific field type. The field type determines how the field value is handled, displayed and stored.

A field type usually corresponds with a specific Java type.

Example

The following is an example with both simple fields and custom field types.

document-definition:
  name: person
  types:
    - id: street-name
      base-type: string
    - id: address
      base-type: fieldset
      fields:
        - id: street-name
          type: street-name
        - id: street-nr
          type: number
        - id: zipcode
          type: number
    - id: company
      base-type: fieldset
      fields:
        - id: name
          type: string
          label: Name
          text:
            description: Public company name
        - id: activities
          type: string[]
          possible-values:
            - building-software
            - selling-cars
            - destroying-houses
        - id: founded
          type: date
        - id: operational
          type: boolean
        - id: shareholders
          type: string
          possible-values:
            - private
            - public
  content:
    - id: firstname
      type: string
    - id: lastname
      type: string
    - id: phone-number
      type: string
    - id: email
      type: string
    - id: description
      type: text
    - id: address
      type: address
    - id: company
      type: company

Default type keys

The following type keys (for use in type or base-type) are available:

Type key Field type Description

Type key	Field type	Description
`string`	Strings	Single-line text.
`text`	Strings	Multi-line text.
`char`	Strings	Single character.
`number`	Numbers	Whole number (`Long`).
`number(byte)`	Numbers	Whole number (`Byte`).
`number(short)`	Numbers	Whole number (`Short`).
`number(integer)`	Numbers	Whole number (`Integer`).
`decimal`	Numbers	Floating point number (`BigDecimal`) with 2 decimal points precision.
`decimal(x)`	Numbers	Floating point number (`BigDecimal`) with x decimal points precision, eg `decimal(4)`.
`currency(y)`	Numbers	Floating point number (`BigDecimal`) with 2 decimal points precision with currency formatter for y, eg `currency(EUR)`.
`currency(y,x)`	Numbers	Floating point number (`BigDecimal`) with x decimal points precision with currency formatter for y, eg `currency(USD,4)`.
`boolean`	Boolean	Boolean (`true`/`false`) value.
`date`	Dates and Times	A date without a time-zone.
`time`	Dates and Times	A time without a time-zone.
`datetime`	Dates and Times	A date-time without a time-zone.
`fieldset`	Fieldset	Collection of nested fields.
`@entity`	Linked entity	Linked entity field (for example a `User`).
`document`	Linked document	References a `DynamicDocument` entity. The type specification is equal to `@dynamicDocument`.
`document(hr:user)`	Linked document	References a `DynamicDocument` for a definition `user` in the `hr` dataset.
`document(hr:user/address)`	Linked document	References a `DynamicDocument` for a definition `address` which has the `user` definition as its parent in the `hr` dataset.
`document(hr:user@2)`	Linked document	References a `DynamicDocument` for a definition `user` with version `2` in the `hr` dataset.

string

Strings

Single-line text.

text

Strings

Multi-line text.

char

Strings

Single character.

number

Numbers

Whole number (Long).