XSD: default integer value range

Question

Is there an implied default value range when defining an element of a specific data type in an XSD file? For example if I define an element of type integer:

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Answer 1

Well, it depends on the data type...

If you look at the definition of integer at w3:

The value space of integer is the infinite set {...,-2,-1,0,1,2,...}

In essence it means that, for integers, by default there is no min/max value range since any integer can be represented.

On the other hand, for an int:

(...) maxInclusive to be 2147483647 and minInclusive to be -2147483648.

The list goes on for longs, shorts, etc...

You can read it in more detail here: http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#typesystem