Key type

Key types to be used with data items.

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Available types

• well-known values (Q8) – A key with a well defined list of values, e.g., highway, wheelchair, or religion. Used with P9 (key type).
  • boolean values (Q21937) – The key is of type boolean and expects a value of either "yes" (Yes, True) or "no" (No, False). Used with P9 (key type).
  • only/yes/no choice (Q23555) – The key expects a value of either "only", "yes", or "no". Used with P9 (key type).
  • country code (Q23568) – A ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 two letter country code. For other country code keys, use key type (P9) = well-known values (Q8).
• infinite values
  • opening hours (Q23551) – A key describing opening hours, e.g., opening_hours. Used with P9 (key type).
  • phone number (Q23581) – A valid telephone number (including the country code) following the ITU-T E.123/DIN 5008 or RFC 3966/NANP pattern.

How to create a new key type

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See also

• Data items
  • key type (P9)
  • key type (Q23552)