Michael Glavassevich wrote: >Hi, > >If you're referring to what you can do with XML Schema the definitions of the built-in simple types [1] are fixed. >The decimal delimiter for an xs:decimal must always be a '.'. > >Thanks. > >[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#built-in-datatypes
Yes, the debate raged for years inside and outside the XML Schema WG over whether locale specificity should be supported. In the end, the story became "the instance contains a consistent, validatable data format, and presentation of that data is a separate concern." I.e. use a transform of some sort to make the decimal appear correctly for your locale, and apply the correct currency symbol, etc. Model vs. view. Apologies for the North American-centricity of the choices. We justified those choices in part by following the recommendations in the "W3C Manual of Style"[1] which designates U.S. English be used for specs. Granted, it's not that strong a reason. But at least it gives some rationale. Best regards, David Ezell [1] http://www.w3.org/2001/06/manual/#Spelling
