--- dds-xtypes-rtf4_typeobject_issue-36_52_68_35_80_142_46_24_87.idl	2025-11-18 11:53:37
+++ dds-xtypes-rtf4_typeobject_issue-36_52_68_35_80_142_46_24_87_28.idl	2025-12-04 15:07:08
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
     const octet TK_SEQUENCE   = 0x60;
     const octet TK_ARRAY      = 0x61;
     const octet TK_MAP        = 0x62;
+
+
     // ---------- TypeKinds (end) -------------------
 
     // ---------- Extra TypeIdentifiers (begin) ------------
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@
     const octet TI_STRING16_SMALL       = 0x72;
     const octet TI_STRING16_LARGE       = 0x73;
 
+    const octet TI_FIXED_POINT          = 0x78;
+
     const octet TI_PLAIN_SEQUENCE_SMALL = 0x80;
     const octet TI_PLAIN_SEQUENCE_LARGE = 0x81;
     
@@ -167,7 +171,15 @@
 
    // Forward declaration
    union TypeIdentifier;
-     
+
+     // 3 Bytes
+    @extensibility(FINAL) @nested
+    struct FixedPointDefn {
+        uint8   total_digits;
+        uint8   fraction_digits;
+        uint8   base; // 10 => decimal
+    };
+
     // 1 Byte
     @extensibility(FINAL) @nested
     struct StringSTypeDefn {
@@ -301,6 +313,10 @@
         case TI_STRING8_LARGE:
         case TI_STRING16_LARGE:
             StringLTypeDefn         string_ldefn;
+
+        // ============ Parameterized Scalar - use TypeIdentifierKind ===================
+        case TI_FIXED_POINT:
+            FixedPointDefn          fixed_point_defn;
 
         // ============  Plain collectios - use TypeIdentifierKind =========
         case TI_PLAIN_SEQUENCE_SMALL:
@@ -1062,7 +1078,7 @@
             CompleteEnumeratedType enumerated_type;
         case TK_BITMASK:
             CompleteBitmaskType    bitmask_type;
-    
+
         // ===================  Future extensibility  ============
         default:
             CompleteExtendedType   extended_type;    
@@ -1098,7 +1114,7 @@
             MinimalEnumeratedType  enumerated_type;
         case TK_BITMASK:
             MinimalBitmaskType     bitmask_type;
-    
+
         // ===================  Future extensibility  ============
         default:
             MinimalExtendedType    extended_type;