• From: Jim Ancona <jim@a...>
• To: xml-dev@l...
• Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 13:19:10 -0400

--- "Tolkin, Steve" <Steve.Tolkin@F...> wrote:
> I am looking for advice about the best way to store rounded numbers, in
> addition to the actual numbers, in an XML document.
<snip>
> Plan 1. An attribute
> <netAssets rounded="568000">567890</netAssets>
> 
> Plan 2a. A separate element, in the same name space
> <netAssets>567890</netAssets>
> <netAssetsRounded>568000</netAssetsRounded>
> 
> Plan 2b A minor variation here would be to use a name with a "separator"
> character, e.g.
> <netAssets.Rounded>
> 
> Plan 3: A separate element, in a separate namespace
> <netAssets>567890</netAssets>
> <Rounded:netAssets>568000</Rounded:netAssets>
> 

Since the rounded version is really a different representation of the
amount, how about something like:

<netAssets>
   <actualValue>567890</actualValue>
   <roundedValue>568000</roundedValue>
</netAssets>

or even better:

<netAssets>
   <value>567890</value>
   <value RoundingLevel="1000">568000</value>
</netAssets>

where an unspecified RoundingLevel level means "not rounded".

Jim

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Jim Ancona
jim@a...                     jancona@x...

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