options

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For current information please use the current ExamSys documentation

options

Purpose: Holds the options of a question.
Joins: questions table.

Field

Type

Purpose

Field

Type

Purpose

o_id

int(4)

ID of the question the option belongs to. Join on q_id in questions table.

option_text

text

The text of the option.

o_media

varchar(255)

The filename of any attached media at the option level (removed in 7.2)

o_media_width

varchar(4)

Width of any attached media (removed in 7.2)

o_media_height

varchar(4)

Height of any attached media (removed in 7.2)

feedback_right

text

Textual feedback to display if student gets option correct

feedback_wrong

text

Textual feedback to display if student gets option wrong

correct

text

Signifies which option is correct

id_num

int(11)

Primary Key – auto increment. Use this field to order the options by (if not random or alphabetical)

marks_correct

float

The number of marks for the current option

marks_incorrect

float

Number of marks awarded if incorrect

marks_partial

float

Number of marks if partially correct (question types like Ranking and Area use this)