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DDL dictionary version 1.4.1

_enumeration_range

Name:
'_enumeration_range'

Definition:

   The range of values permitted for a defined item. This can
   apply to 'numb' or 'char' items which have a preordained
   sequence (e.g. numbers or alphabetical characters).
   The minimum value 'min' and maximum value 'max' are separated 
   by a colon character. If 'max' is omitted, then the item can
   have any permitted value greater than or equal to 'min'.

Examples:

-4:10
a:z
B:R
0:

Type: char

Category: enumeration_range


International Tables for Crystallography

Volume G: Definition and exchange of crystallographic data

First online edition (2006)

Edited by S. R. Hall and B. McMahon

An essential guide and reference to CIF for programmers, data managers handling crystal-structure information and practising crystallographers.