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

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J.Pietschmann <>
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Rick Jelliffe <>
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2003-05-15T18:27:32Z
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Re: [xml-dev] What are the characteristics of a good type system for XML?
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