Property Data Types

Shows the property data types for the Optimizely Content Definitions API.

List Property Data Types

List all property data types available in the system.

GET	/api/episerver/v3.0/propertydatatypes

Common Property Data Types

What you want to create	Data Type	Editing experience	Hints and tips
Plain short text	PropertyString	One row input	Control the allowed length with the length validation.
Plain long text	PropertyLongString with hint Textarea	Text area	Control the allowed length with the length validation.
Html	PropertyXhtmlString	A TinyMCE HTML editor
Integer value	PropertyNumber		Control the min and max values with the range validation.
Double	PropertyFloatNumber		Control the min and max values with the range validation.
Date and time	PropertyDate	A date and time picker	Control the min and max values with the range validation.
Boolean	PropertyBoolean	Checkbox
Page type	PropertyPageType		Filter items in a list, and so on.
BLOB	PropertyBlob		Hold binary data (such as an image). Route to a BLOB with pattern {Url to content}/{BlobPropertyName}.
Language	PropertyLanguage	Checkbox list
Sort order	PropertySortOrder	Dropdown list
Category	PropertyCategory	Category picker	Categories are managed in the admin UI.
Dropdown list	PropertyDropDownList	Dropdown list	Available selections are managed from the admin UI.
Checkbox list	PropertyCheckBoxList	Checkbox list	Available selections are managed from the admin UI.
Generic list	PropertyCollection with itemType specifying the type of items within the list		ItemType can be a built in dataType like PropertyString or a block type which is specified with the name of the block type. Supports length validation and then optionally other item validation depending on item type.
List of strings	PropertyStringList		Control the allowed length with the itemLength validation. Control the number of strings with length validation.
List of integers	PropertyIntegerList		Control the min and max values with the itemRange validation. Control the number of strings with length validation.
List of doubles	PropertyDoubleList		Control the min and max values with the itemRange validation. Control the number of strings with length validation.
List of dates	PropertyDateList		Control the min and max values with the itemRange validation. Control the number of strings with length validation.

Work with other content

What you want to create	Data Type	Editing experience	Hints and tips
Link to any content	PropertyContentReference	Content picker with drag and drop support
Link to a page	PropertyPageReference	Content picker with drag and drop support
Link to a media file of any type	PropertyContentReference with hint MediaFile	Content picker with drag and drop support	Link to any file in the media repository.
Link to an image	PropertyContentReference with hint Image	Content picker with drag and drop support	Lets an editor select content in the media repository by using baseType Image.
Link to a video	PropertyContentReference with hint Video	Content picker with drag and drop support	Lets an editor select content in the media repository by using baseType Video.
Link to a media file with the possibility to append information in the URL	PropertyUrl with hint MediaFile, Image or Video	Content picker with drag and drop support	Each link can be an item inside Optimizely, such as pages or media but also external URLs. Use URL instead of PropertyContentReference if you want to add information, such as query string parameters to control size.
Link to internal or external resource	PropertyUrl	Link dialog with drag and drop support
Link to multiple external and/or internal resources	PropertyLinkCollection	Link collection editor with drag and drop support	Control the number of links with length validation.
Link to internal resources	PropertyContentReferenceList	Content picker with drag and drop support	Control the number of content references with length validation.
Include block data	PropertyBlock and itemType with the name of the block type.
Display content from other content	PropertyContentArea

Validation

See Content types for information about validation.

Updated 7 months ago