Docs: Fixed date format default option

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Clinton Gormley 2015-08-06 19:05:09 +02:00
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JSON doesn't have a date datatype, so dates in Elasticsearch can either be: JSON doesn't have a date datatype, so dates in Elasticsearch can either be:
* strings containing formatted dates, e.g. `¨2015-01-01¨` or `¨2015/01/01 12:10:30`. * strings containing formatted dates, e.g. `"2015-01-01"` or `"2015/01/01 12:10:30"`.
* a long number representing _milliseconds-since-the-epoch_. * a long number representing _milliseconds-since-the-epoch_.
* an integer representing _seconds-since-the-epoch_. * an integer representing _seconds-since-the-epoch_.
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stored as a long number representing milliseconds-since-the-epoch. stored as a long number representing milliseconds-since-the-epoch.
Date formats can be customised, but if no `format` is specified then it uses Date formats can be customised, but if no `format` is specified then it uses
the default: `strictDateOptionalTime||epoch_millis`. This means that it will the default:
accept dates with optional timestamps, which conform to the formats supported
by <<strict-date-time,`strictDateOptionalTime`>> or milliseconds-since-the-epoch. "strict_date_optional_time||epoch_millis"
This means that it will accept dates with optional timestamps, which conform
to the formats supported by <<strict-date-time,`strict_date_optional_time`>>
or milliseconds-since-the-epoch.
For instance: For instance:
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<<mapping-date-format,`format`>>:: <<mapping-date-format,`format`>>::
The date format(s) that can be parsed. Defaults to The date format(s) that can be parsed. Defaults to
`epoch_millis||strictDateOptionalTime`. `strict_date_optional_time||epoch_millis`.
<<ignore-malformed,`ignore_malformed`>>:: <<ignore-malformed,`ignore_malformed`>>::