- From: Jeni Tennison <jeni@jenitennison.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 17:20:36 +0100
- To: Rainer Becker <r.becker@Nitro-Software.com>
- CC: "'xmlschema-dev@w3.org'" <xmlschema-dev@w3.org>
Hi Rainer, > 3.2.4.2 Canonical representation > .... > Leading zeroes and the preceding optional "+" sign > are prohibited in the exponent. ... > For the exponent, the preceding optional "+" sign is prohibited. > .... > > Question: This definition seems to mention that the > "preceding optional "+" sign is prohibited" two times. > > Is this intentionally? If this is the case, please tell me why? Yes, it's intentional. One is talking about the '+' on the mantissa, and one on the exponent. If you only prohibited it on the mantissa, you would allow: 1.0E+1 or, if you only prohibited it on the exponent, you would allow: +1.0E1 As it is, it's prohibited on both, so you have to use: 1.0E1 Cheers, Jeni --- Jeni Tennison http://www.jenitennison.com/
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