The API uses XML/JSON to hold parameter values being passed and returned. You need to follow the data type convention used in the API in order to correctly pass the parameters and consume the return values.
| Data Type |
Description |
Valid Values |
| Boolean |
A logical boolean. |
"True" or "False" (without the quotes) |
| Byte |
A Base64 encoded string of the byte array data. |
YTM0NZomIzI2OTsmIzM0NTueYQ== |
| DateTime |
A valid date with time component. |
2001-01-01T12:00:00 |
| Decimal |
A numeric value that can contain a decimal point (x.xx) |
12.49 |
| Double |
A numeric value that can contain decimal point (x.xx) |
3289.3243 |
| GUID |
Globally unique identifier. |
4F43B5CD-6817-4a64-9B32-640076F2A3A6 |
| Integer |
A 32-bit numeric value without decimals. |
12345 |
| Long |
A 64-bit numeric value without decimals. |
432432483244 |
| String |
Any text value. |
"Hello world" (without the quotes) |
| TimeSpan |
A valid time component. |
22:00:00 |
| XML |
XML data. |
Any valid XML data. The equivalent is also available in JSON notation. |
| XML Code |
XML data containing a "code" element with a "version" and "type" attribute. The enclosed value is the actual formula. |
<code version="1.0" type="aspnetmarkup">...</code> |
| XML Locale |
XML element named "locale" with any number of culture codes as attributes to hold the localized string. |
<locale en-US="Hello" fr-FR="Bonjour" /> |
| XML Rule |
XML data containing a "rule" element with a "version" and "type" attribute. The enclosed value is the actual formula. |
<rule version="1.0" type="xslt">...</rule> |