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XSD Numeric Data Types

Decimal data types are used for numeric values.

Decimal Data Type

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

The following is an example of a decimal declaration in a schema:

<xs:element name="prize" type="xs:decimal"/>

An element in your document might look like this:

<prize>999.50</prize>

Or it might look like this:

<prize>+999.5450</prize>

Or it might look like this:

<prize>-999.5230</prize>

Or it might look like this:

<prize>0</prize>

Or it might look like this:

<prize>14</prize>

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

Integer Data Type

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

The following is an example of an integer declaration in a schema:

<xs:element name="prize" type="xs:integer"/>

An element in your document might look like this:

<prize>999</prize>

Or it might look like this:

<prize>+999</prize>

Or it might look like this:

<prize>-999</prize>

Or it might look like this:

<prize>0</prize>

Numeric Data Types

Note that all of the data types below derives from the Decimal data type (except from decimal itself)!

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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