RE: [NGO] NETCONF Data types

Hi

If it is define with length=64, then you know you can't read it and
ignore it. If it is defined with length=32, the you know you can read it
and do.

Sharon 

-----Original Message-----
From: Juergen Schoenwaelder
[mailto:j.schoenwaelder@jacobs-university.de] 
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 9:05 AM
To: Chisholm, Sharon (CAR:ZZ00)
Cc: ngo@ietf.org
Subject: Re: [NGO] NETCONF Data types

On Mon, Jan 07, 2008 at 08:47:46AM -0500, Sharon Chisholm wrote:

> By the way, I chatted with one of my application folks about the 32 
> versus 64 bit integer question and he indicated that he can't handle 
> 64 bit integers in his application so does want to when they he might 
> expect them. In that case, a better approach is likely a complex type 
> which gives length and value. This way if you handle all lengths, you 
> just need to look at the value field.

I don't understand the proposal or how what I understand helps someone
who can't deal with 64 bit numbers.

/js

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