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Fields and Data Types

A fieldspace contains, among other things, fields. Fields are associated with HTML input fields and are usually affected by user inputs2.1. Thus, it is best to think of fields as more or less the encapsulation of HTML input controls (readers will often find the terms used interchangebly).

MIC requires that every field be associated with a data type. The data type specifies what type of data to expect (e.g., a number, a name, a US state abbreviation, etc.), and how to display it. This is how error verification is handled2.2. It is through these fields, accessed through the fieldspace object, that data is most often manipulated and viewed within MIC.