xsd:negativeInteger

The type xsd:negativeInteger represents an arbitrarily large negative integer. An xsd:negativeInteger is a sequence of digits, preceded by a - sign. Leading zeros are permitted, but decimal points are not.

Simple Type Information

Namespace: http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema

Schema Document: datatypes.xsd

Content

Based on xsd:nonPositiveInteger
Maximum Inclusive: -1
Fraction Digits: 0 (Defined in type xsd:integer)
Pattern: [\-+]?[0-9]+ (Defined in type xsd:integer)
White Space: collapse (Defined in type xsd:decimal)

Examples

Valid values	Comment
`-3`
`-00122`	leading zeros are permitted
Invalid values	Comment
`0`	0 is not considered negative
`122`	value cannot be positive
`+3`	value cannot be positive
`3.0`	value must not contain a decimal point
	an empty value is not valid, unless `xsi:nil` is used

Type Inheritance Chain

xsd:anySimpleType
- restricted by xsd:decimal
  - restricted by xsd:integer
    - restricted by xsd:nonPositiveInteger
      - restricted by xsd:negativeInteger