17.18.23 ST_EighthPointMeasure

This simple type specifies that its contents contain a positive whole number, whose contents consist of a measurement in eighths of a point (equivalent to 1/576th of an inch).

The contents of this measurement are interpreted based on the context of the parent XML element.

[Example: Consider an attribute value of 24 whose simple type is ST_EighthPointMeasure. This attribute value specifies a size in eighths of a point (24 eighths of a point = 3 points). end example]

This simple type’s contents are a restriction of the ST_UnsignedDecimalNumber datatype (22.9.2.16).

[Note: The W3C XML Schema definition of this simple type’s content model (ST_EighthPointMeasure) is located in A.1. end note]