xsd:positiveInteger

The type xsd:positiveInteger represents an arbitrarily large positive integer. An xsd:positiveInteger is a sequence of digits, optionally 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: builtintypes.xsd

Content

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

Type Inheritance Chain

xsd:anyType
- xsd:anySimpleType
  - xsd:anyAtomicType
    - xsd:decimal
      - xsd:integer
        xsd:nonNegativeInteger
        xsd:positiveInteger