RE: [XSLT]Built-in types

Thanks for pointing out this inconsistency.

In fact this text is going to change: the XSL WG has decided that a basic
XSLT processor should recognize all the built-in types defined in XML
Schema.

Michael Kay

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-qt-comments-request@w3.org 
> [mailto:public-qt-comments-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of 
> Kenneth Stephen
> Sent: 24 January 2005 01:51
> To: public-qt-comments@w3.org
> Subject: [XSLT]Built-in types
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
>    In section 3.13 of the XSLT 2.0 spec I see :
> 
> <quote>
> All the primitive atomic types defined in [XML Schema] (Part 2), with
> the exception of xs:NOTATION. That is: xs:string, xs:boolean,
> xs:integer, xs:decimal, xs:double, xs:float, xs:date, xs:time,
> xs:dateTime, xs:duration, xs:QName, xs:anyURI, xs:gDay, xs:gMonthDay,
> xs:gMonth, xs:gYearMonth, xs:gYear, xs:base64Binary, xs:hexBinary, and
> xs:QName.
> 
> The derived atomic type xs:integer defined in [XML Schema] 
> (Part 2).</quote>
> 
>    Surely xs:integer cannot be both a primitive atomic type as well
> as a derived atomic type? An examination of the referenced XML Schema
> spec shows that it is a type derived from xs:decimal.
> 
> Regards,
> Kenneth
> 
> 
>

Received on Thursday, 27 January 2005 12:45:04 UTC