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=== CT2 date ===
This date must be in the following format:
This date must be in the following format:

Revision as of 18:31, 26 January 2010

Contents

Intro

Datatypes are defined base on requirements, properties of the class of objects.

Common CT2 datatypes - see:

Numbers

integer

Examples:

  • 23
  • 1000
  • 0
  • -7896

positive integer

  • 23
  • 1000
  • 0

decimal

Also called (floating-point numbers)

Examples:

  • 2.3
  • 1.0
  • 1.9083496
  • 100865.08E23

See also precision

Strings

alpha

Letters A to Z.

alphanumeric

The alphanumeric character set consists of the numbers 0 to 9 and letters A to Z.

Examples:

  • hgTF9087GggyYg
  • book
  • 897

unicode

Examples:

  • อักษรไทย
  • русский алфавит

ascii

Examples:

  • jhg&$&^*&@dceUH!
  • Hello!
  • #234
  • 12-34-98698690

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII

Other datatypes examples

Everything outside of common/standard is not a type really. It is a string of certain format/constraint.

Examples:

  • Airline 3 Letter Numeric Code, possible value: 053
  • Master Airway bill, possible value: 222-7824-5587

Dates and Time

CT2 date

This date must be in the following format:

<Day>-<Month(first 3 letters)>-<Year>

Example: 17-Jan-2010

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