[Bug 3255] Datatype for seconds component of a duration

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=3255

           Summary: Datatype for seconds component of a duration
           Product: XML Schema
           Version: 1.1 only
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Datatypes: XSD Part 2
        AssignedTo: cmsmcq@w3.org
        ReportedBy: mike@saxonica.com
         QAContact: www-xml-schema-comments@w3.org


QT approved comment

In 3.3.7.1 it's not clear why the seconds component of a duration is modelled
as precisionDecimal rather than decimal, or whether this gives QT any
compatibility problems. This seems to be saying that PT1S is not identical to
PT1.0S, which would imply that a QT implementation is expected to maintain the
distinction; it's not clear that this is useful or desirable, especially as
there is no distinction between PT1M and PT60S. It seems very odd that an
enumeration facet of "PT60S" should permit "PT1M" but disallow "PT60.0S".

Received on Tuesday, 9 May 2006 11:14:01 UTC