Can i specify Date Format in an XSD

[Modica82]

Hi all,

Is there a way i can specify the date format of a dataType within an XSD Schema?? I want to have the date in the format "MMMMM-YY-DD HH:MM:SS" Is this possible to enforce?

Thanks in advance,

Rob

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[chiph]

XML uses ISO-8601 format:

yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss

The "T" is a literal.

If you want another format, you can use a xs:string for the type, but then the XSD won't validate it for you (it's just a string at that point).

Chip H.


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[JontyMC]

You can use regular expression pattern matching

 

[Modica82]

Sorry for my post, i was supposed to place the ISO-8601 format that chiph posted, why i used MMMM-YY-DD is beyond me, i was supposed to YYYY-MM-DD. If this is the default for XML then that is ok as its the one i want

Rob

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[chiph]

On a somewhat related note, I needed to store a time interval in some XML this week. To enforce this via your XSD, you tell it to be of type xs:duration, in which case the XML value has to look like:
PnYnMnDTnHnMnS

So, for a 90 second duration, your value would be:
P0Y0M0DT0H1M30S

Chip H.


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