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Drupal 8 Quick Start Guide
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Drupal 8 Quick Start Guide

by J. Ayen Green
October 2018
Beginner
128 pages
3h 48m
English
Packt Publishing
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Field types

 A fresh installation of Drupal contains a number of field types that are ready to use, and a few that first need to be enabled in order to be used:

GENERAL FIELDS:

  • Boolean: Can have only two values, such as Yes/No, On/Off or, with one value being understood, such as Completed. This is commonly represented by a checkbox
  • Date: Displays a date in whatever format is configured
  • Email: Accepts text formatted as a valid email address
  • Link: Accepts text formatted as a valid URL and the text that will be clicked
  • Timestamp: A long numeric value that stores a date, time, and time zone

NUMERIC FIELDS:

  • Number (decimal): A value that can have numerals before and after the decimal point
  • Number (integer): A value that contains no fractional ...
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ISBN: 9781789340310