Thanks Joe - but I don't think that solves the problem. How do you represent
the value 1/3 exactly this way? What you suggest would limit me to 0.33
which is 33/100 which does not equal 1/3
Hugh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chiusano Joseph" <>
To: "Hugh Wallis" <>
Cc: <>
Sent: Monday, 10 February, 2003 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Best way to represent fractional values?
Hugh,
W3C Schema does define facets for these:
totalDigits - max # of digits in the value
fractionDigits - max # of digits in fractional part
Ex. from W3C Schema Primer [1]:
<simpleType name='amount'>
<restriction base='decimal'>
<totalDigits value='8'/>
<fractionDigits value='2' fixed='true'/>
</restriction>
</simpleType>
Hope that helps,
Joe Chiusano
Booz | Allen | Hamilton
[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-0/
