Drupal 8 content entity field types

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Drupal core provides a list of field types that can be used for base fields. Additionally, modules can provide additional field types that can be used too.

  • string: A simple string.
  • boolean: A boolean stored as an integer.
  • integer: An integer, with settings for min and max value validation (also provided for decimal and float)
  • decimal: A decimal with configurable precision and scale.
  • float: A float number
  • language: Contains a language code and the language as a computed property
  • timestamp: A Unix timestamp stored as an integer
  • created: A timestamp that uses the current time as a default value.
  • changed: A timestamp that is automatically updated to the current time if the entity is saved.
  • datetime: A date stored as an ISO 8601 string.
  • uri: Contains a URI. The link module also provides a link field type that can include a link title and can point to an internal or external URI/route.
  • uuid: A UUID field that generates a new UUID as the default value.
  • email: An email, with corresponding validation and widgets and formatters.
  • entity_reference: An entity reference with a target_id and a computed entity field property. entity_reference.module provides widgets and formatters when enabled.
  • map: Can contain any number of arbitrary properties, stored as a serialized string
  • string_long: A text without WYSIWYG

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