Decimal data types are used for numeric values.
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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Note: The maximum number of decimal digits you can specify is 18.
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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Note that all of the data types below derive from the Decimal data type (except for decimal itself)!
Name | Description |
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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 |
Restrictions that can be used with Numeric data types: