XSD NumericData Types

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Decimal Data Type

The decimal data type is used to specify a numeric value.

Below is an example of a decimal declaration in a schema.

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Note:The maximum number of decimal digits you can specify is 18.

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Integer Data Type

The integer data type is used to specify a numeric value without a fractional component.

Below is an example of an integer declaration in a schema.

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Numeric Data Types

Note that all the data types below are derived from the decimal data type (except decimal itself)!

Name	Description
byte	Signed 8-bit integer
decimal	Decimal number
int	Signed 32-bit integer
integer	Integer value
long	Signed 64-bit integer
negativeInteger	Integer containing only negative values (.., -2, -1.)
nonNegativeInteger	Integer containing only non-negative values (0, 1, 2, ..)
nonPositiveInteger	Integer containing only non-positive values (.., -2, -1, 0)
positiveInteger	Integer containing only positive values (1, 2, ..)
short	Signed 16-bit integer
unsignedLong	Unsigned 64-bit integer
unsignedInt	Unsigned 32-bit integer
unsignedShort	Unsigned 16-bit integer
unsignedByte	Unsigned 8-bit integer

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Restrictions on Numeric Data Types

Restrictions that can be used with numeric data types:

• enumeration
• fractionDigits
• maxExclusive
• maxInclusive
• minExclusive
• minInclusive
• pattern
• totalDigits
• whiteSpace

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