Tracked by issue http://redmine.ogf.org/issues/232. See suggested change to the other '208' example. Regards Steve Hanson Architect, IBM DFDL Co-Chair, OGF DFDL Working Group IBM SWG, Hursley, UK smh@uk.ibm.com tel:+44-1962-815848 From: Mike Beckerle <mbeckerle.dfdl@gmail.com> To: "dfdl-wg@ogf.org" <dfdl-wg@ogf.org> Date: 09/10/2014 18:46 Subject: [DFDL-WG] spec bug in dfdl:hexBinary function example Sent by: dfdl-wg-bounces@ogf.org In discussion of the dfdl:hexBinary function, it says literals are given the smallest signed type that will hold them. This example is therefore incorrect: • dfdl:hexBinary(208) is the hexBinary value "D0". EXB Should be value 00D0 since 208 is beyond the range of a signed byte, so must be a signed short. Mike Beckerle | OGF DFDL Workgroup Co-Chair | Tresys Technology | www.tresys.com Please note: Contributions to the DFDL Workgroup's email discussions are subject to the OGF Intellectual Property Policy -- dfdl-wg mailing list dfdl-wg@ogf.org https://www.ogf.org/mailman/listinfo/dfdl-wg Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU