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A model definition, a subitem of the Magnolia Content type definition, defines the model of a content type.

Include Page_content types developer preview short info_content types developer preview short infoThe model describes the properties of a content item such as name, description, asset, birthday, and so on. In the default JCR-based implementation. The type of the properties can be String, Boolean, Decimal, Double, Long, Date, another content type or a submodel. The model can define a list of submodel definitions.

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properties

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A list of property definition objects.

<property>

A subdefinition item defining one property of the model. Its definition interface is

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Read the property definition properties section for all the details of a PropertyDefinition object.

subModels

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A list of submodel definition objects.

<submodel>

A subdefinition item configuring a complete submodel. Its definition interface is

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A submodel has the same properties as a model, but a submodel cannot have additional submodels.

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If nodeType is not provided, the mgnl:contentNode is used by default.

nodeType

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The name of the JCR node type for storing an item of the given content type.

If the given node type has not been registered yet, the system automatically registers a new node type by the given name. The type generated inherits from the Magnolia mgnl:content node type.

If nodeType is not provided, mgnl:content is used by default.

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This section describes the 

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 item. Property definition items can be defined in the  properties property, which is a property of the model definition of a content type definition.

<property>

name

required

The name of the property. The name is used for storing values in the underlying data source.

type

optional, default is String

Possible values:

  • JCR property types
    • String
    • Boolean
    • Decimal
    • Double
    • Long
    • Date
  • asset - creates Link field to choose an asset.
    The name of a Submodel.
    (warning) You can only reference submodels defined in the same content type.
  • The name of Content type making a reference to another content item.
    If a submodel and a content type have the same name, the submodel takes precedence over the content type.

required

optional, default is false

Makes the property mandatory.

i18n

optional, default is false

Enables i18n support for the property.

multiple

optional, default is false

The true setting allows storing multiple values of the property.

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Use submodels to define complex  content types .

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Submodels are useful whenever you need a group of fields more than once. A content type model definition can contain a list of submodel definitions within the  subModels property. Submodels can be used only within the content type where they have been defined.

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