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Bug 2845 - RQ-141 Add the abstract datatype anyAtomicType (anyAtomicType)
Summary: RQ-141 Add the abstract datatype anyAtomicType (anyAtomicType)
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: XML Schema
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Datatypes: XSD Part 2 (show other bugs)
Version: 1.1 only
Hardware: Other All
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: C. M. Sperberg-McQueen
QA Contact: XML Schema comments list
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Keywords: resolved
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Reported: 2006-02-11 01:42 UTC by C. M. Sperberg-McQueen
Modified: 2008-03-08 15:04 UTC (History)
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Description C. M. Sperberg-McQueen 2006-02-11 01:42:26 UTC 
This issue was originally reported by XML Schema WG.

Should we add anyAtomicType as requested by QT? Should we add it as
the supertype of all atomic types or as a union of all atomic types?

This item was discussed in the meeting of 2003-09-18
(http://www.w3.org/XML/Group/2003/09/xml-schema-ftf-minutes.html)

This item was discussed in the meeting of 2003-09-26
(http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-xml-schema-ig/2003Oct/0001.html)

This item was discussed in the meeting of 2003-10-02
(http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-xml-schema-ig/2003Oct/0007.html)

This item was discussed, and phase-1 agreement was reached, in the
meeting of 2004-03-19
(http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-xml-schema-ig/2004Mar/0072.html).

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The datatype has been added to the Datatypes spec, so this requirement has
been discharged.  See also bug 1852 and related bugs, which relate to
specific problems that arose when aligning Datatypes and Structures as
a result of this change.