[MarkLogic Dev General] int vs integer

[Mike Sokolov]

Thanks - BTW I looked up the XML schema spec again and it seems int is 
in fact a 32-bit int, not 16 as I thought.

-Mike

Danny Sokolsky wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> Yes, it is the xml type xs:int.  If you define such a range index on an
> element (or attribute), the rule is that you need to be able to cast the
> value to an xs:int, otherwise it will throw an exception when you try to
> load it (or it will log an error when you reindex).  The same for other
> types.
>
> I am not sure what the actual ranges for an int are off the top of my
> head.
>
> -Danny
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sokolov
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 1:45 PM
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> Subject: [MarkLogic Dev General] int vs integer
>
> When creating range indexes, you have a choice of int vs. long (among 
> other types).  Am I correct in thinking that "int" maps to xs:int (which
>
> is specified as -32768 to 32767)?  Or is it really machine "int" (32 or 
> 64)? What happens if an id (say) is outside that range?  Does it 
> generate an error?
>
> -Mike
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