17.18.79 ST_ShortHexNumber

This simple type specifies a number value specified as a two octet (four digit) hexadecimal number, whose contents are interpreted based on the context of the parent XML element.

[Example: Consider the following value for a node of type ST_ShortHexNumber: 2F6C.

This value is permitted, as it contains two hexadecimal octets, each an encoding of an octet of the actual decimal number value. end example]

This simple type’s contents are a restriction of the W3C XML Schema hexBinary datatype.

This simple type also

specifies the following restrictions:

• This simple type’s contents have a length of exactly 4 hexadecimal digit(s).

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