RE: [Simple] notes from the SIMPLE components adhoc at IETF53

On 07 May 2002 01:20, Carr, Wayne wrote:
> > Wayne - Is it possible to consider changing priority to be a float 
> > in range [0.0-1.0], for consistency with the sip specification? (Or 
> > is there something else this also needs to be consistent with?)
> 
> The group was looking to see if the range needed to be changed for 
> 'simple'. I don't know if there are constraints that it be integer.  
> The q values proposed in SIP are the same as in HTTP, restricted to at

> most 3 decimal fractional digits (just decimal, not float notation 
> with 'e').  Here's that type defined in XML Schema.
> 
>   <xs:simpleType name="qvalue">
>     <xs:restriction base="xs:decimal">
>       <xs:pattern value="(0|1)(\.[0-9]{0,3})?"/>
>     </xs:restriction>
>   </xs:simpleType>
> 
> Another option if the impp presence value needed to be an integer, 
> would be a range that's mappable easily to qvalue like [0..1000]

My preference would be toward the integer value (I'm just happier
dealing with integers) but I don't have any substantial objections to
the alternative.

Adrian.




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