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XML Thunder Technical Details

  Supported
  COBOL C XML Reader Implementation XML Writer Implementation
Data Types
string √ √ Defined as COBOL PIC X() or C char[] with size determined by schema properties or toolset default. Defined as COBOL PIC X() or C char[] with size determined by schema properties or toolset default.
Decimal √ √ Defined as COBOL PIC 9(?)V9(?) or C double with integer and decimal size determined by schema properties or toolset defaults. Defined as COBOL PIC 9(?)V9(?) or C double with integer and decimal size determined by schema properties or toolset defaults.
integer √ √ Defined as COBOL PIC 9 or C long with size determined by schema properties or toolset default. Defined as COBOL PIC 9 or C long with size determined by schema properties or toolset default.
byte, int, long, short, float     Defined as COBOL PIC 9 or C equivalent with size determined by schema properties or toolset default. Defined as COBOL PIC 9 or C equivalent with size determined by schema properties or toolset default.
negativeInteger,
nonNegativeInteger,
positiveInteger,
nonPositiveInteger,
unsignedLong,
unsignedInt,
unsignedShort,
unsignedByte		 √ √ Defined as COBOL PIC 9 or C equivalent with size determined by schema properties or toolset default.

Generated program logic to validate values received. 		 Defined as COBOL PIC 9 or C equivalent with size determined by schema properties or toolset default.

Generated program logic to enforce only valid values inserted into document. 
Hex/Base64 √ √    
date/time/dateTime with time zones √ √    
gDay, gMonth, gMonthDay, gYear, gYearMonth √ √    
All primitive data types √ √    
negativeInteger nonNegativeInteger positiveInteger nonPositiveInteger √ √    
boolean √ √ Defined as COBOL PIC X(5) with 88 levels for "1", "0", "true" and "false". Defined as COBOL PIC X(5) with 88 levels for "1", "0", "true" and "false".
Facets
enumeration √ √ Generated program logic to validate enumerated attributes received. Generated program logic to build enumerated attributes.
fractionDigits √ √ Generated program logic to validate fraction digits received. Generated program logic to build fraction digits.
Length √ √ Generated program logic to validate exactly length received. Generated program logic to build length.
maxExclusive and maxInclusive √ √ Generated program logic to validate maximum value received. Generated program logic to ensure valid maximum values.
maxLength √ √ Generated program logic to validate max length received. Generated program logic to build valid max length.
minExclusive and minInclusive √ √ Generated program logic to validate minimum value received. Generated program logic to ensure valid minimum values.
maxLength √ √ Generated program logic to validate maxLength received Generated program logic to build maxLength
minLength √ √ Generated program logic to validate min length received. Generated program logic to build valid min length.
pattern √ √    
totalDigits √ √ Generated program logic to validate totalDigits received. Generated program logic to build totalDigits.
whitespace √ √ Support whitespace "replace", "collapse", "preserve". Program code generated to support whitespace settings of "replace", "collapse", "preserve".
Occurrence Indicators
 maxOccurs √ √ Generated program logic to validate nodes, number of nodes received. Generated program logic to validate number of nodes received.
minOccurs √ √ Generated program logic to validate nodes not received. Generated program logic to validate number of nodes received.
Group Indicators
Groups √ √    
Others
abstract types √ √    
complexContent √ √    
default value √ √ Returned by Reader when element or attribute does not exist in the document. Not used.
Documentation Generation √ √    
extension √ √    
import √ √    
include √ √    
namespace √ √ Generated program logic to validate namespace received. Generated program logic to build valid namespace qualifiers.
restriction √ √    
Recursively defined elements √ √    
substitutionGroups √ √    
unions √ √