Number (Named Data Type)

Used to store a numeric value (with a decimal point or an integer). It can also contain a text string.

Template XML definition

Common Properties

Property	Template XML	Description	Presence	Default
Settings	[E] Settings		required
Symbol	[A] STRING Symbol	Formatted text to be used for input and output in the format "Name Symbol = Value [Unit]"	optional	(empty)
Unit type	[A] ENUM UnitType	Unit type (e. g. Length)	required
Unit description     (Unit type Undefined)	[A] STRING UnitNameMetric     [A] STRING UnitNameImperial	Unit description (formatted text) (separately Metric and Imperial) - used according to the current Unit System when entering and outputting in the format Symbol = Value [Unit]	optional	(empty)
Unit definition     (other unit types)	[A] STRING UnitDefMetric     [A] STRING UnitDefImperial	Definition of the unit with respect to its Unit type (separately Metric and Imperial) (e.g. for the Length type it can be m, cm, mm, ft, ...) - see Units	required for current unit system
Number of decimal places	[A] INT DecimalDigitsMetric     [A] INT DecimalDigitsImperial	The number of decimal places, if Exponent, then the number of valid digits is the number of decimal places increased by one (separately Metric and Imperial). Range from 0 to 9.	required for current unit system
Exponent	[A] BOOL ExponentMetric     [A] BOOL ExponentImperial	The exponential format number eg 1.234E + 06 is used (separately Metric and Imperial). Maximal number of characters in fix format is 15, if exceeded, exponential format is used in form E12 (for fix format with 3 decimal places 3 is limit 12345678912.123 for positive value and -1234567891.123 for negative value).	required for current unit system
Allow string input	[A] BOOL AllowString	Alternative text can be entered instead of number, e. g. (not entered)	optional	false
Empty text	[A] STRING EmptyText	Formatted text to show in input field if the user does not enter his own	optional	(empty)
Range	[E] Range		optional
Minimal value	[A] STRING / DOUBLE MinValueMetric     [A] STRING / DOUBLE MinValueImperial	Minimal value user can enter, either number or special value MinLimit, which equals to -1.0E+99	optional	MinLimit
Minimal value included	[A] BOOL MinValueIncluded	Specifies if minimal value can be entered or not	optional	false
Maximal value	[A] STRING / DOUBLE MaxValueMetric     [A] STRING / DOUBLE MaxValueImperial	Maximal value user can enter, either number or special value MaxLimit, which equals to +1.0E+99	optional	MaxLimit
Maximal value included	[A] BOOL MaxValueIncluded	Specifies if maximal value can be entered or not	optional	false
AllowNAN	[A] BOOL AllowNAN	User is allowed to keep input empty	optional	true
AllowZero	[A] BOOL AllowZero	Special value 0.0 is allowed, has sense only if 0.0 is contained in range Min-Max	optional	true

• When data entering and output the format Symbol = Value [Unit] is used according to the current unit system
• If the unit type is other than Undefined, values are recalculated when changing the unit system

Example of Template XML

<Settings UnitType="Undefined" UnitNameMetric="sss" UnitNameImperial="ss2" DecimalDigitsMetric="3" ExponentMetric="false" DecimalDigitsImperial="3" ExponentImperial="false" />

<Settings UnitType="1/ΔTemp" UnitDefMetric="DegCelsius" UnitDefImperial="DegCelsius" DecimalDigitsMetric="3" ExponentMetric="false" DecimalDigitsImperial="3" ExponentImperial="false" />

<Settings UnitType="Force*Length/Angle/Length" UnitDefMetric="kN|m|rad|m" UnitDefImperial="kip|in|rad|in" DecimalDigitsMetric="3" ExponentMetric="false" DecimalDigitsImperial="3" ExponentImperial="false" />

Data XML definition

Common Properties

Property	XML	Description
Value	[A] STRING DblValue	Contains float or string value.
Unit	[A] STRING Unit	Contains unit definition

Example of Data XML

<Item ID="{DC2B5705-A262-40B8-B91D-0BF3B7D8B80C}" DblValue="1,000" Unit="Undefined_sss" />

<Item ID="{6776BF97-1490-4A2B-A1E7-46B4A40ACD8D}" DblValue="nan" Unit="1/ΔTemp_DegCelsius" />

<Item ID="{E99E7D72-DA4D-47CE-AAE2-823F6B2D5C81}" DblValue="5,000E+00" Unit="Force_kN*Length_m/Angle_rad/Length_m" />