XML Schema

Name

xs:negativeInteger — Strictly negative integers of arbitrary length.

Derived from:

xs:nonPositiveInteger

Primary:

xs:decimal

Known subtypes:

none

Facets:

xs:enumeration, xs:fractionDigits, xs:maxExclusive, xs:maxInclusive, xs:minExclusive, xs:minInclusive, xs:pattern, xs:totalDigits, xs:whiteSpace

<xs:simpleType name="negativeInteger" id="negativeInteger">
  <xs:restriction base="xs:nonPositiveInteger">
    <xs:maxInclusive value="-1"/>
  </xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>

Description

The value space of xs:negativeInteger includes the set of all the strictly negative integers (excluding zero), with no restriction of range. Its lexical space allows any number of insignificant leading zeros.

Restrictions

The decimal point (even when followed only by insignificant zeros) is forbidden.

Example

Valid values for xs:negativeInteger include "-123456789012345678901234567890", "-1", or "-0000000000000000000005".

Invalid values include "0" or "-1.".