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Array Hint

This is a type used in Stencila Schema for providing a concise summary of the values and structure of an Array.

It exists to support both human and machine understanding of array data, including schema inference, user-interface hints, and code generation workflows. Rather than constraining data directly, it summarizes observed or inferred characteristics that can guide inspection, editing, and downstream uses such as selecting visualization strategies for large datasets.

Key properties describe item-level hints and observed array characteristics.

Properties

The ArrayHint type has these properties:

NameDescriptionTypeInherited from
lengthThe length (number of items) of the array.Integer-
itemTypesThe distinct types of the array items.String*-
minimumThe minimum value in the array.Primitive-
maximumThe maximum value in the array.Primitive-
nullsThe number of Null values in the array.Integer-
idThe identifier for this item.StringEntity

Related

The ArrayHint type is related to these types:

Bindings

The ArrayHint type is represented in:


This documentation was generated from ArrayHint.yaml by docs_types.rs.

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