Re: Philosophy of XML datatypes (was: What is an integer? (was: Re: [xml-dev] XML Quiz))
Peter Flynn <[email protected]> Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:36:30 +0100
| Newsgroups | gmane.text.xml.devel |
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| Organization | Silmaril Consultants |
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On 26/03/2023 20:28, Roger L Costello wrote: > <num>44</num> > > The value of the <num> element -- 44 -- represents an integer. No, the *value* of the <num> element *is* an integer. It's the '44' that *represents* an integer. > How do we know that 44 represents an integer? Because it has no decimal part, only a whole number. > It is a representation of an integer. Ceci n'est pas une pipe. A schema may declare the element content to be something else, such as a string, in which case '44 would be a string, period. Peter _______________________________________________________________________ XML-DEV is a publicly archived, unmoderated list hosted by OASIS to support XML implementation and development. To minimize spam in the archives, you must subscribe before posting. [Un]Subscribe/change address: http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/ Or unsubscribe: [email protected] subscribe: [email protected] List archive: http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ List Guidelines: http://www.oasis-open.org/maillists/guidelines.php