Name

xs:positiveInteger — Strictly positive integers of arbitrary length.

Derived from:

xs:nonNegativeInteger

Primary:

xs:decimal

Known subtypes:

none

Facets:

xs:enumeration, xs:fractionDigits, xs:maxExclusive, xs:maxInclusive, xs:minExclusive, xs:minInclusive, xs:pattern, xs:totalDigits, xs:whiteSpace

<xs:simpleType name="positiveInteger" id="positiveInteger">
  <xs:restriction base="xs:nonNegativeInteger">
    <xs:minInclusive value="1"/>
  </xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>

Description

The value space of xs:positiveInteger includes the set of the strictly positive integers (excluding zero), with no restriction of range. Its lexical space allows any number of insignificant leading zeros.

Restrictions

The decimal point (even when followed only by insignificant zeros) is forbidden.

Example

Valid values include "123456789012345678901234567890", "1", or "0000000000000000000005".

Invalid values include "0" or "1.".