# Class Ext.data.Types

Package: | Ext.data
Defined In: | Types.js
Class: | Types
Extends: | Object

This is s static class containing the system-supplied data types which may be given to a Field.

The properties in this class are used as type indicators in the Field class, so to test whether a Field is of a certain type, compare the type property against properties of this class.

Developers may add their own application-specific data types to this class. Definition names must be UPPERCASE. each type definition must contain three properties:

- `convert` : Function
  A function to convert raw data values from a data block into the data to be stored in the Field. The function is passed the collowing parameters:
  - v : Mixed
    The data value as read by the Reader, if undefined will use the configured `defaultValue`.
  - rec : Mixed
    The data object containing the row as read by the Reader. Depending on the Reader type, this could be an Array (ArrayReader), an object (JsonReader), or an XML element (XMLReader).
- `sortType` : Function
  A function to convert the stored data into comparable form, as defined by Ext.data.SortTypes.
- `type` : String
  A textual data type name.

For example, to create a VELatLong field (See the Microsoft Bing Mapping API) containing the latitude/longitude value of a datapoint on a map from a JsonReader data block which contained the properties `lat` and `long`, you would define a new data type like this:

    // Add a new Field data type which stores a VELatLong object in the Record.
    Ext.data.Types.VELATLONG = {
        convert: function(v, data) {
            return new VELatLong(data.lat, data.long);
        },
        sortType: function(v) {
            return v.Latitude;  // When sorting, order by latitude
        },
        type: 'VELatLong'
    };

Then, when declaring a Record, use

    var types = Ext.data.Types; // allow shorthand type access
    UnitRecord = Ext.data.Record.create([
        { name: 'unitName', mapping: 'UnitName' },
        { name: 'curSpeed', mapping: 'CurSpeed', type: types.INT },
        { name: 'latitude', mapping: 'lat', type: types.FLOAT },
        { name: 'latitude', mapping: 'lat', type: types.FLOAT },
        { name: 'position', type: types.VELATLONG }
    ]);

This class is a singleton and cannot be created directly.

## Public Properties

Property | Defined By
--- | ---
| AUTO : Object. This data type means that no conversion is applied to the raw data before it is placed into a Record. | Types
| BOOL : Object. This data type means that the raw data is converted into a boolean before it is placed into a Record. The string "tru... This data type means that the raw data is converted into a boolean before it is placed into a Record. The string "true" and the number 1 are converted to boolean `true`. The synonym `BOOLEAN` is equivalent. | Types
| BOOLEAN : Object. This data type means that the raw data is converted into a boolean before it is placed into a Record. The string "tru... This data type means that the raw data is converted into a boolean before it is placed into a Record. The string "true" and the number 1 are converted to boolean `true`. The synonym `BOOL` is equivalent. | Types
| DATE : Object. This data type means that the raw data is converted into a Date before it is placed into a Record. The date format is... This data type means that the raw data is converted into a Date before it is placed into a Record. The date format is specified in the constructor of the Ext.data.Field to which this type is being applied. | Types
| FLOAT : Object. This data type means that the raw data is converted into a number before it is placed into a Record. The synonym NUMB... This data type means that the raw data is converted into a number before it is placed into a Record. The synonym `NUMBER` is equivalent. | Types
| INT : Object. This data type means that the raw data is converted into an integer before it is placed into a Record. The synonym IN... This data type means that the raw data is converted into an integer before it is placed into a Record. The synonym `INTEGER` is equivalent. | Types
| INTEGER : Object. This data type means that the raw data is converted into an integer before it is placed into a Record. The synonym IN... This data type means that the raw data is converted into an integer before it is placed into a Record. The synonym `INT` is equivalent. | Types
| NUMBER : Object. This data type means that the raw data is converted into a number before it is placed into a Record. The synonym FLOA... This data type means that the raw data is converted into a number before it is placed into a Record. The synonym `FLOAT` is equivalent. | Types
| STRING : Object. This data type means that the raw data is converted into a String before it is placed into a Record. | Types
| stripRe : Regexp A regular expression for stripping non-numeric characters from a numeric value. Defaults to /[\$,%]/g. This should be... A regular expression for stripping non-numeric characters from a numeric value. Defaults to `/[\$,%]/g`. This should be overridden for localization. | Types

## Public Methods

This class has no public methods.

## Public Events

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