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| '''maxlength''' || <tt>45</tt> || NO || Maximum length of string that can be entered into this field in the input form. || Different from [[Metadata]] default (<tt>255</tt>). Should not be locally modified.
| '''maxlength''' || <tt>45</tt> || NO || Maximum length of string that can be entered into this field in the input form. || Different from [[Metadata]] default (<tt>255</tt>). Should not be locally modified.
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| '''text_index''' || <tt>0</tt> || NO || Whether the text for this field should be indexed. || Different from [[Text field]] default (<tt>1</tt>).
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Revision as of 13:29, 16 April 2023


Description

This field type automatically generates a UUID using the APR::UUID Perl module, which is part of mod_perl. The UUID is prepended with urn:uuid: to namespace it to the global system of UUID URIs. (E.g. urn:uuid:123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000).

Inheritance

Additional Properties

As for Id fields except for

Name Default Value Required? Description Notes
maxlength 45 NO Maximum length of string that can be entered into this field in the input form. Different from Metadata default (255). Should not be locally modified.
text_index 0 NO Whether the text for this field should be indexed. Different from Text field default (1).

Required Phrases

No additional phrases beyond those required for Id fields.

Database

Uuid fields are stored in the database as

fieldname VARCHAR(45)

API

See API page.

Examples

Most basic example.

{
    name => 'uuid',
    type => 'uuid',
},