Unsupported characters and unsupported dummy characters
Dummy Characters
Dummy characters are assumed to be unintentionally included. The following table does not include every permutation of the stated value.
A property MUST NOT exclusively store the following dummy characters:
| Value | Exception to Rule |
|---|---|
| No name | |
| Unknown | locationDetails.displayNames[].name |
| No value | |
| Unnamed | |
| Test | |
| Dummy | |
| Null | |
| Tba | |
| tbd | |
| NA | |
| N/A | |
| None | |
| Undefined | locationDetails.displayNames[].name |
| Not Defined | |
| Not Available | |
| Unavailable | |
| Blank | |
| Private | |
| 0 | |
| Not Applicable |
HTML ASCII Characters
| Entity Name | Entity Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
< | < | Less-than |
> | > | Greater than |
| N/A | &#\d+; | Where \d+ is any numeric value |
| Checked In |
|---|
brandDetails.displayNames[].name |
locationDetails.displayNames[].name |
Escaped Characters
| Escaped Character | Name | Rule |
|---|---|---|
\u0000 | Null | MUST NOT be present |
\r | Carriage Return | MUST NOT be present |
\t | Horizontal Tab | MUST NOT be present |
\n | Newline | Restrictions apply |
\" | Quotation Mark | Restrictions apply |
Newline Character
MAY be used to indicate the start of a new line only in cases where multiple lines of text are supported by client devices.
| Limited To |
|---|
locationDetails.locationDescriptions[].descriptions[].text |
showcaseCreativeDetails.contents[].descriptions[].text |
Location Descriptions Example
{
"locationDescriptions": [
{
"type": "ABOUT",
"descriptions": [
{
"text": "Established in 1984, Malibu Ice Cream handcrafts artisan\nsuper premium ice creams, dairy-free fruit juices and frozen yogurt!\nWe are the home of world famous Mexican Vanilla Ice Cream.\nExplore your favorite flavors at Malibu IceCream.",
"locale": "en"
}
]
}
]
}