| Element Name | ReturnValue |
|---|---|
| Parent Element(s) | MethodSignature |
| Element XPath(s) |
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| Element Textual Value | None |
| Usage | Optional. Must be provided when the FormalExpression is a function. |
| Attributes | Name, Datatype, Definition, OrderNumber |
| Child Elements | (Parameter*, ReturnValue*) |
| Name | name | The return value name | |
| Definition | text | (optional) | A free-text definition of the return value |
| DataType | (text | integer | decimal | float | double | date | time | datetime | string | boolean | double | hexBinary | base64Binary | hexFloat | base64Float | partialDate | partialTime | partialDatetime | durationDatetime | intervalDatetime | incompleteDatetime | incompleteDate | incompleteTime | URI ) | Return value datatype | |
| OrderNumber | positiveInteger | (optional) | Position of the ReturnValue |
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The ReturnValue element represents a return value used as part of a MethodSignature in MethodDef, ConditionDef, or RangeCheck. A return value identifies values passed from the Method to the calling element. A ReturnValue may be computed by a FormalExpression.