string vs choice field??

[Rushit Patel2]

Hi All,

while creating a drop-down..why do we give preference to field type "String" instead of "Choice". is there any advantages of selecting one over another?

Thanks,

Rushit Patel

[Paul Wydra III · Accepted solution]

Hi Rushit,

I would recommend always using "String" as the field type, even when making a dropdown choice list.

There is no true difference that I am aware of to use "Choice".

There is a greater benefit to keeping the type as "String" when thinking about the future. Whenever a field type is changed, any existing data stored in that field is lost. If you ever want to remove the choice list and just have free-form text in the future, your existing data will not be lost.