comment on "document" definition in second edition of XML specif ication

In section 2.1 "Well-Formed XML Documents", [1] defines "document" as consisting of

prolog element Misc*

In section 2.8 "Prolog and Document Type Declaration", [22] defines "prolog" as consisting of 

XMLDecl? Misc* (doctypedecl Misc*)?

Since it is legitimate for "prolog" to consist of nothing, it would seem more appropriate to define [1] as
prolog? element Misc*
for the following reason: If nothing is there, how can "prolog" be said to be there? 

Received on Friday, 13 October 2000 13:42:05 UTC