Date

A single point in time, a duration, or a time range with start and/or end dates.

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Namespace: r (reusable)
Parent Maintainable: Not applicable
Type: DateType
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Date
 Extension base: None
 CHOICE
  SimpleDate
  HistoricalDate                        (0..1)
 END CHOICE
 CHOICE
  StartDate
  HistoricalStartDate                   (0..1)
  EndDate                               (0..1)
  HistoricalEndDate                     (0..1)
  Cycle                                 (0..1)
 END CHOICE
 CHOICE
  EndDate
  HistoricalEndDate                     (0..1)
 END CHOICE

Example (SimpleDate)

<r:PublicationDate>
 <r:SimpleDate>2013-02-26</r:SimpleDate>
 <r:HistoricalDate>
  <r:NonISODate>26 February 2013</r:NonISODate>
  <r:HistoricalDateFormat>dd Month yyyy</r:HistoricalDateFormat>
  <r:Calendar>Gregorian</r:Calendar>
 </r:HistoricalDate>
</r:PublicationDate>

Example (Complete Date Range)

<d:DataCollectionDate>
 <r:StartDate>2010-06-05T20:20:00</r:StartDate>
 <r:HistoricalStartDate>
  <r:NonISODate>24 Sivan 2770</r:NonISODate>
  <r:HistoricalDateFormat>dd Month yyyy</r:HistoricalDateFormat>
  <r:Calendar>Jewish</r:Calendar>
 </r:HistoricalStartDate>
 <r:EndDate>2010-08-05T20:20:00</r:EndDate>
 <r:HistoricalEndDate>
  <r:NonISODate>28 Sivan 5770</r:NonISODate>
  <r:HistoricalDateFormat>dd Month yyyy</r:HistoricalDateFormat>
  <r:Calendar>Jewish</r:Calendar>
 </r:HistoricalEndDate>
</d:DataCollectionDate>

Example (Range with unknown end date)

<r:GeographicTime>
 <r:StartDate>2013-02-26</r:StartDate>
 <r:HistoricalStartDate>
  <r:NonISODate>26 February 2013</r:NonISODate>
  <r:HistoricalDateFormat>dd Month yyyy</r:HistoricalDateFormat>
  <r:Calendar>Gregorian</r:Calendar>
 </r:HistoricalStartDate>
</r:GeographicTime >

Example (Range with unknown start date)

<d:ValidPeriod>
 <r:EndDate>2013-02-26</r:SimpleDate>
 <r:HistoricalEndDate>
  <r:NonISODate>February 26, 2013</r:NonISODate>
 <r:HistoricalDateFormat>Month dd, yyyy</r:HistoricalDateFormat>
  <r:Calendar>Gregorian</r:Calendar>
 </r:HistoricalEndDate>
</d:ValidPeriod >