Help:Type String

The datatype String is used for simple words and similar character sequences. It has the following restrictions:


 * If you want to store special character sequences like " ", you need to store them using the parser function, instead of with the more standard " " notation.
 * Values cannot be longer than 255 characters (if you use non-Latin characters, this number might be smaller). For longer strings, use instead.

You can use some wiki markup inside a string property such as runs of ' for bold and italic, and the markup will change the appearance of the string. You cannot embed semantic annotations inside a string property.

Restricting values
You can use to restrict a property to a particular set of values. For example you could limit a property like "Status" to values like "Active", "Pending", etc.

Compatibility note
Since  this datatype is deprecated for   and was removed entirely with  where this datatype remains to be just an alias of.