Testing built-in field types

Examples of the types of input you might specify when testing an application that uses the built-in field types are included here.

For language versions other than US English, see the appropriate appendixes.

Table 1. Sample input for US English built-in field types
Built-in field type Sample input
boolean

yes
true
positive
right
ok
sure
affirmative
check
yep
no
false
negative
wrong
not
nope

currency

three twenty five
sixteen dollars and fifty seven cents
ten dollars
nine million two hundred thousand dollars

date

May fifth
March
December thirty first two thousand
July first in the year of nineteen ninety nine
yesterday
tomorrow
today

digits

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

number

ten million five hundred thousand fifty three
negative one point five
positive one point five
point fifty three
one oh oh point five three
one hundred oh seven
point seven
dot six

phone

nine nine four nine four one two three eight eight
nine zero four nine four five two three eight eight
one nine zero four nine four five two three eight eight
nine one four nine four five two three eight eight
      extension sixty three fifty one
one eight hundred five five five one two one two
one three eight five one three two six
ten

time

one o'clock
one oh five
three fifteen
seven thirty
half past eight
oh four hundred hours
sixteen fifty
twelve noon
midnight
now

Some of the built-in grammars are flexible, but generic. They might, therefore, not meet the needs of your application. Before you use a particular built-in grammar, check its's capabilities against your application's needs.