<type> Element Reference

The <type> tag is used to delineate valid values for <field> elements. It is also used to specify a field's description.

Attributes

Name	Format	Description
id (required)	string
name	string

Children

<comment>?, <script>?, <enum>*

? = 0 or 1 occurence, * = 0 or more occurences

Detail

Types are used to specify enumerations.

Using <enum>

Simply specify a list of items for each possible valid value. This method also enables the IDM to validate values and flag fields that are invalid.

    <xddl>
      <type id="BandClass">
        <enum>
          <item key="0" value="800 MHz cellular band is not supported"/>
          <item key="1" value="800 MHz cellular band is supported"/>
        </enum>
      </type>
      <structure>
        <field name="Supported" length="8" type="#BandClass"/>
        <field name="Unsupported" length="8" type="#BandClass"/>
      </structure>
    </xddl>

    enum.xddl

    # idm enum.xddl 0001

    Name                           Length Value    Hex        Description 
    Supported                      8      0        00         800 MHz cellular band is not supported
    Unsupported                    8      1        01         800 MHz cellular band is supported

See the <range> element reference for how to specify a range of values.