Re: xs:datetime are hours and minutes optional or not?

Jeni Tennison wrote:

> Hi Eric,
> 
> 
>>In the description of the lexical space of xs:datetime it is said
>>that "The fractional seconds part is optional; other parts of the
>>lexical form are not optional" but also that "If the time zone is
>>included, both hours and minutes must be present".
>>
>>Are there situations when hours, minutes (and seconds) are optional
>>or not?
>>
> 
> I think that the 'hours' and 'minutes' that 'must be present' in that
> paragraph are the hours and minutes of the timezone rather than the
> hours and minutes of the time.


Yes, it makes sense!

Thanks

Eric


> Cheers,
> 
> Jeni
> 
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> Jeni Tennison
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> 


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Received on Saturday, 27 October 2001 06:54:57 UTC