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{{Type
|datatype name=String
|description=Holds character sequences up to 255 characters
|component=Semantic MediaWiki
|minimum version=1.0
|maximum version=1.7.1
|type id=_str
}}
The [[datatype]] '''String''' is used for simple words and similar character sequences. It has the following restrictions:

* If you want to store special character sequences like "<code>::</code>", you need to store them using the [[Help:Setting values|parser function <code>#set</code>]], instead of with the more standard "<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>Property::value]]</code>" notation.
* Values cannot be longer than 255 characters (if you use non-Latin characters, this number might be smaller). For longer strings, use {{DataType|Text}} instead.

You can use ''some'' wiki markup inside a string property such as runs of ' for bold and italic, and the markup will change the appearance of the string. You ''cannot'' embed semantic annotations inside a string property.

== Restricting values ==
You can use {{SpecialProperty|Allows value}} to restrict a property to a particular set of values. For example you could limit a property like "Status" to values like "Active", "Pending", etc.

== Compatibility note ==
Since  {{Release|1.8.0}} this datatype is deprecated for [[Help:$smwgDefaultStore|<code>SMWSQLStore3</code>]] and was removed entirely with {{Release|1.9.0}} where this datatype remains to be just an alias of {{DataType|Text}}.

{{Callout|You are advised to change the datatype declaration of property pages from {{DataType|String}} to {{DataType|Text}} though the aliasing will not be removed in the foreseeable future.[[CiteRef::gh:smw:1893]]}}

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