Data Type

The data type defines the type of an element's text content. The data type applies only for elements with a group type of none. The following data types are defined:

String - A character string.
Byte - An unsigned 8-bit byte.
Short - A signed 16-bit quantity.
Integer - A signed 32-bit quantity.
Long - A signed 64-bit quantity.
Float - A 32-bit floating-point number.
Double - A 64-bit floating-point number.
Date/Time - A date and time value together. This includes the timezone information.
Date - A date value.
Time - A time value.
Duration - A duration of time. This is in the ISO 8601 format of PnYnMnDTnHnMnS. It must begin with a P, and the remaining capital letters identify the type of the period. The capital letters can be omitted when the corresponding period is not used. Examples: P4Y is 4 years; P6Y7M2D is 6 years, 7 months, and 2 days; P30S is 30 seconds.
Boolean - Either true or false.
Binary - A binary value.
QName - A qualified name with an optional prefix and local name. The prefix must be found in one of the XML Namespaces and Containers associated with the structure.

This is presently not to be used as an element data type, it is used only in the Constant function.

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