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StructuredValue

A Schema.org Type
Thing > Intangible > StructuredValue
Structured values are used when the value of a property has a more complex structure than simply being a textual value or a reference to another thing.
PropertyExpected TypeDescription
Properties from Thing
additionalType Text  or
URL		 An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. Typically the value is a URI-identified RDF class, and in this case corresponds to the use of rdf:type in RDF. Text values can be used sparingly, for cases where useful information can be added without their being an appropriate schema to reference. In the case of text values, the class label should follow the schema.org style guide.
alternateName Text An alias for the item.
description Text  or
TextObject		 A description of the item.
disambiguatingDescription Text A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation.
identifier PropertyValue  or
Text  or
URL		 The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details.
image ImageObject  or
URL		 An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.
mainEntityOfPage CreativeWork  or
URL		 Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details.
Inverse property: mainEntity
name Text The name of the item.
potentialAction Action Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.
sameAs URL URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.
subjectOf CreativeWork  or
Event		 A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.
Inverse property: about
url URL URL of the item.

Instances of StructuredValue may appear as a value for the following properties
PropertyOn TypesDescription
numberOfCredits Course  or
EducationalOccupationalProgram		 The number of credits or units awarded by a Course or required to complete an EducationalOccupationalProgram.
pronouns Person A short string listing or describing pronouns for a person. Typically the person concerned is the best authority as pronouns are a critical part of personal identity and expression. Publishers and consumers of this information are reminded to treat this data responsibly, take country-specific laws related to gender expression into account, and be wary of out-of-date data and drawing unwarranted inferences about the person being described.

In English, formulations such as "they/them", "she/her", and "he/him" are commonly used online and can also be used here. We do not intend to enumerate all possible micro-syntaxes in all languages. More structured and well-defined external values for pronouns can be referenced using the StructuredValue or DefinedTerm values.
typicalCreditsPerTerm EducationalOccupationalProgram The number of credits or units a full-time student would be expected to take in 1 term however 'term' is defined by the institution.
value MonetaryAmount  or
PropertyValue  or
QuantitativeValue		 The value of a QuantitativeValue (including Observation) or property value node.

  • For QuantitativeValue and MonetaryAmount, the recommended type for values is 'Number'.
  • For PropertyValue, it can be 'Text', 'Number', 'Boolean', or 'StructuredValue'.
  • Use values from 0123456789 (Unicode 'DIGIT ZERO' (U+0030) to 'DIGIT NINE' (U+0039)) rather than superficially similar Unicode symbols.
  • Use '.' (Unicode 'FULL STOP' (U+002E)) rather than ',' to indicate a decimal point. Avoid using these symbols as a readability separator.
valueReference PropertyValue  or
QualitativeValue  or
QuantitativeValue		 A secondary value that provides additional information on the original value, e.g. a reference temperature or a type of measurement.

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