[dsdl-discuss] Re: Revised version of DSDL Part 8

Except, of course, that the first line should read:

replacement-text = element replacement-text {any-content}

Martin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Bryan" <martin@is-thought.co.uk>
To: <dsdl-discuss@dsdl.org>
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 10:46 PM
Subject: Re: [dsdl-discuss] Re: Revised version of DSDL Part 8

> Thanks for all the suggestions guys. The sum seems to be that I should
use:
>
> replacement-text = element replacement-text {any}
> any-content = ( mixed {any-element*} )
> any-attribute = (attribute * {text} )*
> any-element = element * { any-attribute, any-content }
>
> The good news is that apart from any I have today finished an XSLT2
> convertor for the revised syntax that I will post to dsdl.org as soon as I
> can get a new draft of the standard ready.
>
> Martin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Jelliffe" <rjelliffe@allette.com.au>
> To: <dsdl-discuss@dsdl.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 9:08 AM
> Subject: [dsdl-discuss] Re: Revised version of DSDL Part 8
>
>
> I would prefer if DSDL schemas used
>
> "|" and "," rather than "&", to make the translation to DTDs and XSDs
> obvious,
> "mixed" rather than "{text & ... }*" to make the translation to XSD
obvious
>
> So
>
> any-content = ( mixed {any-element*} )
> any-attribute = attribute * {text} *
> any-element = element * { any-attribute, any-content }
>
>
> But Eric I don't understand one thing: how do those productions allow
> multiple attributes?
> It looks like "any-attribute" allows 1 single attribute of any name,
> which is not what the intention is.
>
> Cheers
> Rick
>
> Eric van der Vlist wrote:
> > Le jeudi 29 juin 2006 à 11:08 +1000, Rick Jelliffe a écrit :
> >
> >> Eric van der Vlist said:
> >>
> >>> Le mercredi 28 juin 2006 à 17:14 +0100, Martin Bryan a écrit :
> >>>
> >>>> Jirka (and anyone else)
> >>>>
> >>>> Does
> >>>> any = element * { attribute * { text }* & any* & text }
> >>>> actually allow for the situation where you have mixed text (e.g. some
> >>>> text
> >>>> with an emphasized phrase within it?
> >>>>
> >>> Yes, definitely.
> >>>
> >> I think that definition is for any element that can contain anything
> >> including mixed content. While Martin wants just the content model.
> >>
> >> My RELAX NG compact syntax and idioms is rough and poor, but I think it
> >> would be clearer to split everything up: is this correct or too DTDish?
> >>
> >> any-content = { text | any-element }*
> >> any-attribute = { attribute * }*
> >> any-element = element * { any-attribute, any-content }
> >>
> >
> > That's fine but some curly brackets should be turned into brackets and
> > "attribute *" is invalid and must be written "attribute * {text}".
> >
> > The correct version is:
> >
> > any-content = ( text | any-element )*
> > any-attribute = attribute * {text} *
> > any-element = element * { any-attribute, any-content }
> >
> >
> > Less DTDish ways of writing the any-content pattern are:
> >
> > any-content = ( text & any-element* )
> >
> > and its equivalent:
> >
> > any-content = ( mixed {any-element*} )
> >
> > The benefit of the last variant is to clearly say that we want mixed
> > content with any element :) ...
> >
> > Eric
> >
> >
>
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