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Re: [webpayments] Expression of monetary amounts (#40)

From: Dave Longley <notifications@github.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 10:25:46 -0800
To: w3c/webpayments <webpayments@noreply.github.com>
Message-ID: <w3c/webpayments/issues/40/165538342@github.com>
@adrianhopebailie,

> One may argue this is not very developer friendly but it has worked for the card industry for a few decades. Is this a viable solution?

I think using a JSON number (which is how an integer would be represented) is problematic; different parsers may interpret certain values in different ways. In my view, the best way to protect integrity (with respect to parsing) is to use a string. Whether we express the value using the minor currency is another matter -- but I do think that if we use a currency code such as "USD", people will be confused if the amount is meant to be interpreted as cents.

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