UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Suppose I have a XSD definition of amount:

Code:

<xs:element name="Amount" type="amount>

And the amounts themselves are given in the following format in the XML:

Code:

<amount>1.000.00</amount>

In other words, the thousand separator and the decimal point are the same.

Does this require that the parser understands that only the last period (.) is the decimal point and that all other periods (.) are thousand separators? Is there a definition that I should be using instead to have a decimal point as output only and no thousand separator?

Since you have not provided us with the definition of the custom amount type there is no way anybody can answer your question.

Thank you for your answer. I checked and found the following:

Code:

simpleType amount
type restriction of xs:decimal
facets totalDigits 20
fractionDigits 2
source <xs:simpleType name="amount">
<xs:restriction base="xs:decimal">
<xs:fractionDigits value="2"/>
<xs:totalDigits value="20"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>

Is that what you mean?

Yes, that is what I was looking for. Thanks.

For xs:decimal, the decimal separator is always a point (.) and no separation at the thousand mark may be added. There is no support for scientific notation.

Valid values include: 123.456, +1234.456, -1234.456, -.456, or -456.

Invalid values include: 1 234.456 (spaces are forbidden), 1234.456E+2 (scientific notation—E+2—is forbidden), + 1234.456 (spaces are forbidden), or +1,234.456 (delimiters between thousands are forbidden).

You will have to use a complexType if you want to include thousands separators (or hundreds in Lakh, etc.) and even then you will not be able to use a point (.) both as a decimal separator and a thousands separator.