Thing
The most generic type of item.
This type is an implementation of schema:Thing.
Properties#
| Name | @id | Type | Description | Inherited from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| alternateNames | schema:alternateName | Array of string | Alternate names (aliases) for the item. | Thing |
| description | schema:description | Array of BlockContent or Array of InlineContent or string | A description of the item. See note 1. | Thing |
| id | schema:id | string | The identifier for this item. | Entity |
| identifiers | schema:identifier | Array of (PropertyValue or string) | Any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing. See note 2. | Thing |
| images | schema:image | Array of (ImageObject or Format 'uri') | Images of the item. | Thing |
| meta | stencila:meta | object | Metadata associated with this item. | Entity |
| name | schema:name | string | The name of the item. | Thing |
| url | schema:url | Format 'uri' | The URL of the item. | Thing |
Notes#
- description : !array('Allows for the description to be an array of nodes (e.g. an array of inline content, or a couple of paragraphs), or a string. The ')
minItems!array(' restriction avoids a string being coerced into an array with a single string item.') - identifiers : !array('Some identifiers have specific properties e.g the ')
issn!array(' property for the ')Periodical!array(' type. These should be used in preference to this property which is intended for identifiers that do not yet have a specific property. Identifiers can be represented as strings, but using a ')PropertyValue!array(' will usually be better because it allows for ')propertyID!array(' (i.e. the type of identifier).')
Related#
- Parent: Entity
- Descendants: Article, AudioObject, Brand, CitationIntentEnumeration, Claim, Collection, Comment, ContactPoint, CreativeWork, Datatable, DatatableColumn, DefinedTerm, Enumeration, Figure, Grant, ImageObject, ListItem, MediaObject, MonetaryGrant, Organization, Periodical, Person, PostalAddress, Product, PropertyValue, PublicationIssue, PublicationVolume, Review, SoftwareApplication, SoftwareEnvironment, SoftwareSession, SoftwareSourceCode, Table, VideoObject, VolumeMount
Available as#
- JSON-LD
- JSON Schema
- Python
class Thing - TypeScript
interface Thing - R
class Thing - Rust
struct Thing
Source#
This documentation was generated from Thing.schema.yaml.