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Reputation: 4686

Is the Z (Zulu) required for an xsd:date?

Regarding the xsd:date, is the Z required or implied for an xsd:date datatype?

For example, are both 2001-06-03 and 2001-06-03Z valid and are both assumed to be UTC format?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 378

Answers (1)

Aravind Yarram
Aravind Yarram

Reputation: 80194

[-]CCYY-MM-DD[Z|(+|-)hh:mm] is the xsd:date value space. As you can see the time zone etc are optional.

If Z is present then only it is considered UTC. If you doesn't specify Z then it is considered undetermined.

Read this and this for more details. Below are examples with comments taken from link 2.

2004-04-12          April 12, 2004
-0045-01-01         January 1, 45 BC
12004-04-12         April 12, 12004
2004-04-12-05:00    April 12, 2004, US Eastern Standard Time, which is 5 hours behind  
                        Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
2004-04-12Z         April 12, 2004, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Upvotes: 3

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