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[#249,docs][s]: document geo_point type throughly.

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Rufus Pollock
2012-10-22 21:59:20 +01:00
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@@ -118,20 +118,43 @@ The type list is as follows (brackets indicate
possible aliases for specific types - these types will be recognized and possible aliases for specific types - these types will be recognized and
normalized to the default type name for that type): normalized to the default type name for that type):
* string (text) - a string * **string (text)**: a string
* number (double, float, numeric) - a number including floating point numbers. * **number (double, float, numeric)**: a number including floating point numbers.
* integer (int) - an integer. * **integer (int)**: an integer.
* date - a date. The preferred format is YYYY-MM-DD. * **date**: a date. The preferred format is YYYY-MM-DD.
* time - a time without a date * **time**: a time without a date
* date-time (datetime, timestamp) a date-time. It is recommended this be in ISO 8601 * **date-time (datetime, timestamp)**: a date-time. It is recommended this be in ISO 8601
format of YYYY-MM- DDThh:mm:ssZ in UTC time. format of YYYY-MM- DDThh:mm:ssZ in UTC time.
* boolean (bool) * **boolean (bool)**
* binary - base64 representation of binary data. * **binary**: base64 representation of binary data.
* geo_point * **geo_point**: as per
* geojson <http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/mapping/geo-point-type.html>.
* array That is a field (in these examples named location) that has one of the
* object (json) following structures:
* any - value of field may be any type
location: {
lon: ...
lat: ...
}
location: [lon,lat]
location: "lat, lng"
As bonus there is also support for (beyond the ES style geo_point):
// geonames style
location: {
lng: ...
lat: ...
}
// found on the web
location: "(lat, lon)"
* **geojson**: as per <http://geojson.org/>
* **array**: an array
* **object (json)**: an object
* **any**: value of field may be any type
<div class="alert">NB: types are not validated so you can set the type to <div class="alert">NB: types are not validated so you can set the type to
whatever value you like (it does not have to be in the above list). However, whatever value you like (it does not have to be in the above list). However,