The following table lists the data type conversions supported by the Microsoft XML Parser in Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5:
| Data type | Variant type |
|---|---|
| string | VT_BSTR, VT_BOOL, VT_CY, VT_DATE, VT_VARIANT, VT_DECIMAL, VT_UII, VT_I2, VT_I4, VT_R4, VT_R8, VT_EMPTY, VT_NULL, VT_ARRAY |
| number | VT_BSTR, VT_BOOL, VT_CY, VT_VARIANT, VT_DECIMAL, VT_UII, VT_I2, VT_I4, VT_R4, VT_R8, VT_EMPTY, VT_NULL |
| int | VT_BSTR, VT_BOOL, VT_VARIANT, VT_UII, VT_I2, VT_I4, VT_EMPTY, VT_NULL |
| float | VT_BSTR, VT_CY, VT_VARIANT, VT_DECIMAL, VT_UII, VT_I2, VT_I4, VT_R4, VT_R8, VT_EMPTY, VT_NULL |
| fixed.14.4 (currency) | VT_BSTR, VT_CY, VT_VARIANT, VT_DECIMAL, VT_UII, VT_I2, VT_I4, VT_R4, VT_EMPTY, VT_NULL |
| boolean | VT_BSTR, VT_BOOL, VT_VARIANT, VT_DECIMAL, VT_UII, VT_I2, VT_I4, VT_EMPTY, VT_NULL |
| dateTime | VT_BSTR, VT_DATE, VT_VARIANT |
| i1 | VT_BSTR, VT_BOOL, VT_VARIANT, VT_DECIMAL, VT_EMPTY, VT_NULL |
| i2 | VT_BSTR, VT_BOOL, VT_VARIANT, VT_DECIMAL, VT_I2, VT_EMPTY, VT_NULL |
| i4 | VT_BSTR, VT_BOOL, VT_VARIANT, VT_DECIMAL, VT_I2, VT_I4, VT_EMPTY, VT_NULL |
| i8 | VT_BSTR, VT_BOOL, VT_CY, VT_VARIANT, VT_DECIMAL, VT_I2, VT_I4 |
| ui1 | VT_BSTR, VT_BOOL, VT_VARIANT, VT_DECIMAL, VT_UI1, VT_EMPTY, VT_NULL |
| ui2 | VT_BSTR, VT_BOOL, VT_VARIANT, VT_UI1, VT_I2, VT_EMPTY, VT_NULL |
| ui4 | VT_BSTR, VT_BOOL, VT_VARIANT, VT_UI1, VT_I2, VT_I4, VT_EMPTY, VT_NULL |
| ui8 | VT_BSTR, VT_BOOL, VT_CY, VT_VARIANT, VT_DECIMAL, VT_UI1, VT_I2, VT_I4, VT_EMPTY, VT_NULL |
| r4 | VT_BSTR, VT_CY, VT_VARIANT, VT_DECIMAL, VT_I2, VT_I4, VT_R4, VT_EMPTY, VT_NULL |
| r8 | VT_BSTR, VT_CY, VT_VARIANT, VT_DECIMAL, VT_I2, VT_I4, VT_R4, VT_R8, VT_EMPTY, VT_NULL |
| uuid | VT_BSTR, VT_VARIANT |
| uri | VT_BSTR, VT_VARIANT |
| bin.hex | VT_BSTR, VT_VARIANT, VT_ARRAY |
| char | VT_BSTR, VT_VARIANT, VT_I2, VT_EMPTY, VT_NULL |
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