- From: Steven Pemberton <steven.pemberton@cwi.nl>
- Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:28:14 +0100
- To: MichaelB <borg42@web.de>, www-html-editor@w3.org
On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:26:37 +0200, MichaelB <borg42@web.de> wrote: > What is the use of this complex construct?: > > <!-- content model is %head.misc; combined with a single > title and an optional base element in any order --> > > <!ELEMENT head (%head.misc;, > ((title, %head.misc;, (base, %head.misc;)?) | > (base, %head.misc;, (title, %head.misc;))))> > > Wouldn't this one be simpler? > > <!ELEMENT head (title|%head-misc;|base?)> No, because it says something different. The first one says that a head consists of head.misc with exactly one title somewhere in it, and at most one base somewhere within it. Your simpler one says that the head is a title, or an optional base or head.misc. Best wishes, Steven Pemberton
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