Hi FooShyn, I don't think there is anything special about these fields, just that they are not general purpose fields as name/description, but more restrictive. If they fit your needs (sql-type/java-type) feel safe to use them
Bilgin On 30 January 2012 09:24, Foo Shyn Chung <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I found that there are certain type are being defined as "Specialized > Types" in the fieldtype<db>.xml ..... i wonder why are they termed > 'special' as the sql-type and java-type are basically almost the same. > > 1 example is tel-number where the sql-type is TEXT and the java-type is > String > > Tried to search on the web for info but can't find any. Is there any > purpose they served? Currently i'm building an entity that has a field for > phone number, should i use tel-number or just use the long-varchar? > > Thanx > FooShyn
