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Re: [xml-dev] What are the characteristics of a good type systemfor XML?

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To: Rick Jelliffe <ricko@allette.com.au>
Subject: Re: [xml-dev] What are the characteristics of a good type systemfor XML?
From: "J.Pietschmann" <j3322ptm@yahoo.de>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 20:27:32 +0200
Cc: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
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Rick Jelliffe wrote:
> I think the conventional answer is that uses of types outside the
> characteristics that the WXS specs set is application dependent.
> In other words, WXS does not tell you how to compare floats and 
> doubles, but that does not mean it should not be done: it is just that
> the details belong to you (and your implementation's) decisions. 

This is correct. AFAIK it's XPath 1.0/2.0 which specifies how
floats and dates and all that are compared/added/subtracted etc.

J.Pietschmann

References:
- RE: [xml-dev] What are the characteristics of a good type system for XML?
  - From: "Dare Obasanjo" <dareo@microsoft.com>
- Re: [xml-dev] What are the characteristics of a good type systemfor XML?
  - From: "J.Pietschmann" <j3322ptm@yahoo.de>
- Re: [xml-dev] What are the characteristics of a good type system for XML?
  - From: "Rick Jelliffe" <ricko@allette.com.au>

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