* Item types are specified by appending {{Code|\2}} and the type in its string representation to an item. If no item type is specified, the general type is used.
Some examplesfor the <code>{value}</code> argument:
* the two integers {{Code|123}} and {{Code|789}} are encoded as {{Code|123}}, {{Code|\1}}, {{Code|789}} and {{Code|\0}} ({{Code|xs:integer}} may be specified via the <code>{type}</code> argument).