Attribute/Parameter Types
| type | format (technical jargon) | example | additional notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | YYYY-MM-DD | 2013-02-25 | Invalid dates may throw unformed errors. |
| datetime | YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS | 2013-02-25 13:05:01 | Invalid dates may throw unformed errors. |
| string | a sequence of characters | 'Hello World' | Size is occasionally limited; denoted by a number between two brackets '[ ]'. |
| integer | number of the set ℤ = {…, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, …}; a group of digits between 0-9 repeated | 123 | Preceding a number with a 0 (zero) will specify octal notation (base 8). For example, 0123 is the equivalent to 83 in decimal (base 10). Using ',' (commas) or '.' (periods) may throw unformed errors. |
| char | a letter, numerical digit, punctuation mark | H | Sending more than one character may throw unformed errors. |
| boolean | true/false | true | |
| decimal | floating point number; a group of digits between 0-9 separated by a '.' (period) | 12.34 | When sending monetary values, using ',' (commas) or having more than two digits after the '.' (period) may throw unformed errors. |
Note: All characters are stored using UTF-8. Some characters and patterns of characters will be removed in order to sanitize the input. This should not cause issues in majority of use cases.
Updated 26 days ago
