StringType
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Allows for non-formatted strings that may be translations from other languages, or that may be translatable into other languages. Only one string per language/location type is allowed. String contains the following attributes, xml:lang to designate the language, isTranslated with a default value of false to designate if an object is a translation of another language, isTranslatable with a default value of true to designate if the content can be translated, translationSourceLanguage to indicate the source languages used in creating this translation, and translationDate.

Properties
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   "MultilingualStringValue","`langString <https://cogsdata.org/docs/modeler-guide/primitive-types/#langstring>`_","0..1",""
   "IsTranslated","`boolean <https://cogsdata.org/docs/modeler-guide/primitive-types/#boolean>`_","0..1","Indicates whether content is a translation (true) or an original (false)."
   "IsTranslatable","`boolean <https://cogsdata.org/docs/modeler-guide/primitive-types/#boolean>`_","0..1","Indicates whether content is translatable (true) or not (false). An example of something that is not translatable would be a MNEMONIC of an object or a number."
   "TranslationSourceLanguage","`language <https://cogsdata.org/docs/modeler-guide/primitive-types/#language>`_","0..n","List the language or language codes. The language original may or may not be provided in this bundle of language specific strings."
   "TranslationDate","`date <https://cogsdata.org/docs/modeler-guide/primitive-types/#date>`_","0..1","The date the content was translated. Provision of translation date allows user to verify if translation was available during data collection or other time linked activity."


Item Type Hierarchy
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* **StringType**
    * :doc:`/composite-types/InternationalCodeValueType/index`


Relationships
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The following identified item types reference this type.

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