# com.bea.xml
XmlDecimal Interface

public interface XmlDecimal
extends `XmlAnySimpleType`

Corresponds to the XML Schema xs:decimal type.

Convertible to `BigDecimal```.

All Superinterfaces
  `XmlAnySimpleType`, `XmlObject`, `XmlTokenSource`

All Known Subinterfaces
  `XmlByte`, `XmlInt`, `XmlInteger`, `XmlLong`, `XmlNegativeInteger`, `XmlNonNegativeInteger`, `XmlNonPositiveInteger`, `XmlPositiveInteger`, `XmlShort`, `XmlUnsignedByte`, `XmlUnsignedInt`, `XmlUnsignedLong`, `XmlUnsignedShort`

## Nested Class Summary

`public static final class` | `XmlDecimal.Factory` A class with methods for creating instances of `XmlDecimal```.

Nested classes from interface com.bea.xml`.`XmlAnySimpleType``
``XmlAnySimpleType.Factory``

Nested classes from interface com.bea.xml`.`XmlObject``
``XmlObject.Factory``

## Field Summary

`public static final `SchemaType`` | `type` The constant `SchemaType``` object representing this schema type.

Fields from interface com.bea.xml`.`XmlAnySimpleType``
``type``

Fields from interface com.bea.xml`.`XmlObject``
``EQUAL`, `GREATER_THAN`, `LESS_THAN`, `NOT_EQUAL`, `type``

## Method Summary

`public `BigDecimal`` | `bigDecimalValue`() Returns this value as a `BigDecimal```
`public `BigDecimal`` | `getBigDecimalValue`() Returns this value as a `BigDecimal```
`public void` | `set`(`BigDecimal` bd) Sets this value as a `BigDecimal```
`public void` | `setBigDecimalValue`(`BigDecimal` bd) Sets this value as a `BigDecimal```

Methods from interface `com.bea.xml.`XmlAnySimpleType``
``getStringValue`, `set`, `setStringValue`, `stringValue``

Methods from interface `com.bea.xml.`XmlObject``
``changeType`, `compareTo`, `compareValue`, `copy`, `execQuery`, `execQuery`, `isImmutable`, `isNil`, `schemaType`, `selectPath`, `selectPath`, `set`, `setNil`, `toString`, `validate`, `validate`, `valueEquals`, `valueHashCode``

Methods from interface `com.bea.xml.`XmlTokenSource``
``documentProperties`, `monitor`, `newCursor`, `newDomNode`, `newDomNode`, `newInputStream`, `newInputStream`, `newReader`, `newReader`, `newXMLInputStream`, `newXMLInputStream`, `save`, `save`, `save`, `save`, `save`, `save`, `save`, `save`, `xmlText`, `xmlText``

## Field Detail

### type

    public static final SchemaType type

  The constant `SchemaType``` object representing this schema type.

## Method Detail

### bigDecimalValue() Method

DEPRECATED replaced with `com.bea.xml.XmlDecimal.getBigDecimalValue()```

    public BigDecimal bigDecimalValue()

Returns this value as a `BigDecimal```

### getBigDecimalValue() Method

    public BigDecimal getBigDecimalValue()

Returns this value as a `BigDecimal```

### set(BigDecimal) Method

DEPRECATED replaced with `com.bea.xml.XmlDecimal.setBigDecimalValue(java.math.BigDecimal)```

    public void set(BigDecimal bd)

Sets this value as a `BigDecimal```

### setBigDecimalValue(BigDecimal) Method

    public void setBigDecimalValue(BigDecimal bd)

Sets this value as a `BigDecimal```