From 1af9df2b4092d34d2a1c400f57dcd6cd101aa47c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: valrus Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:04:50 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] add another benefit of item_types --- docs/dev/plugins.rst | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/dev/plugins.rst b/docs/dev/plugins.rst index 92a7f870e..fa7fa645e 100644 --- a/docs/dev/plugins.rst +++ b/docs/dev/plugins.rst @@ -542,6 +542,9 @@ Specifying types has several advantages: * User input for flexible fields may be validated and converted. +* Items missing the given field can use an appropriate null value for + querying and sorting purposes. + .. _plugin-logging: