XSD Data Type

Meaning

Example

xsd:string

String

My string

xsd:integer

Value is interpreted as a whole number

42

xsd:date

Value is interpreted as date in format CCYY-MM-DD (according to the enhanced representation of ISO 8601).

The abbreviations mean the following:

·        CC: Century

·        YY: Year

·        MM: Month

·        DD: Day

2003-12-31

xsd:time

Time according to the enhanced representation of ISO 8601.

You have the following options for this representation:

·        Option 1: hh:mm:ss(.sss)Z

·        Option 2: hh:mm:ss(.sss)(+/-)hh:mm

The abbreviations mean the following:

·        hh: Hours

·        mm: Minutes

·        ss: Seconds

·        .sss: Decimal point for a fraction of a second

·        Z: indicates the time as UTC time (Universally Coordinated Time, known as Greenwich Mean Time up to 1986)

·        +hh:mm: specifies that the local time is ahead of UTC time

·        -hh:mm: specifies that the local time is behind UTC time

15:30:00Z

(Option 1)

10:30:00+05:00 (Option 2)

In this case, the local time is the time zone UTC + 5 hours; this means that if UTC time is 12:00, local time is 17:00.