XSD Numeric Data Types

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Decimal data types are used for numeric values.

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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:

An element in your document might look like this:

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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:

An element in your document might look like this:

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Numeric Data Types

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

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