Difference between revisions of "Float field"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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| + | Stores a floating point number (may be negative). In 3.0 there is no way to search these values. They might as well be just strings, but they are stored as FLOAT in the database. | ||
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| + | This field is used for the latitude and longitude built in fields in [[User Object]]s and [[EPrint Object]]s. | ||
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| + | The usefulness of this field will be expanded in later versions of EPrints. | ||
== Properties == | == Properties == | ||
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== Required Phrases == | == Required Phrases == | ||
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Revision as of 00:28, 10 January 2007
Description
Stores a floating point number (may be negative). In 3.0 there is no way to search these values. They might as well be just strings, but they are stored as FLOAT in the database.
This field is used for the latitude and longitude built in fields in User Objects and EPrint Objects.
The usefulness of this field will be expanded in later versions of EPrints.
Properties
No extra properties.
Required Phrases
None.
