1991 2005-09-07 04:26:36 +0000 R-017: base64 and linebreaks every 76 characters 2009-04-21 19:24:48 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified XML Schema Datatypes: XSD Part 2 1.0 only All All CLOSED FIXED P2 normal --- 1 sandygao cmsmcq www-xml-schema-comments oldest_to_newest 5769 0 sandygao 2005-09-07 04:26:36 +0000 See http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-xml-schema-comments/2001AprJun/0216.html 5770 1 sandygao 2005-09-07 04:27:17 +0000 The base64Binary type has no line length restriction on its lexical forms. So it's not a type error if the value contains (for example) 800 characters without any newline sequence. The lexical form of base64Binary data can contain any of the 65 characters in the "Base64 Alphabet", plus any characters recognized by the XML spec as whitespace. occur. An erratum will be created to clarify these rules and illustrate the grammar for the lexical and canonical forms of the datatype. See item E2-9 in the Errata doc.