Dates in XML

[Andrew Layman]

There is a proposal for dates (and data typing in general) in the XML-Data
proposal at the W3C site (sorry that I don't have a link handy). This is a
proposal, not an approved recommendation from the W3C.  One thing I notice
in the example shown below is that the element contains the date twice, once
in an easily-parsed form, once in what appears to be a display form.  I
would hope that the parsable form is all that is needed, with an application
able to produce the appropriate display when needed.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey Ricker [mailto:ricker at xmls.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 1998 7:44 AM
To: xml-dev at ic.ac.uk
Subject: Dates in XML


What is the general consensus out there for specifying a DATE element? 
Has this group come agree on a "conventional" method? 

<!ELEMENT some-date-element (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST some-date-element
  TYPE CDATA #REQUIRED
  VALUE CDATA #REQUIRED
  >

Using this element would look like: 

<some-date-element type="ISO 8601" value="19980708">July 8,
1998</some-date-value>

Okay, guys and gals, pound away.



Jeffrey Ricker
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