Datatype

A datatype is the smallest possible entity of storage. It determines how a specific type of information should be validated, stored, retrieved, formatted and so on. eZ publish comes with a collection of fundamental datatypes that can be used to build powerful and complex content structures.

Included by default

The following datatypes are included with eZ publish:

Authors
Checkbox
Country
Date
Date and time
E-mail
Enum
File
Float
Identifier
Image
Integer
ISBN
Keywords
Matrix
Media
Multi-option
Multi-price
Object relation
Object relations
Option
Price
Product category
Range option
Selection
Subtree subscription
Text block
Text line
Time
URL
User account
XML block

Extensions

In addition, it is possible to extend the system by creating custom datatypes for special needs. Custom datatypes have to be programmed in PHP. However, the built in datatypes are usually sufficient enough for typical scenarios. The following table gives an overview of the most basic datatypes that come with eZ publish.

The following datatypes are provided by extensions: