xml-dev - Re: CharData

[Chris Maden <crism@oreilly.com>]

[Christina Portillo]
> The XML defintion of CharData confuses me when I try to read
> it. Does this really force inclusion of the "-" and "]]>" in
> CharData?
> 	[14] CharData	::= [^<&]* - ([^<&]* ']]>' [^<&]*)
> 
> It seems to read that CharData is:
> (Char less [^<&]* ) followed by  -  followed by (Char less [^<&]*)
> followed by ]]> followed by (Char less [^<&]*)

Please read section 6, "Notation", of REC-XML.  In this instance,

   A - B
          matches any string that matches A but does not match B.

would be helpful, but I think you should probably read the entire spec
through once, and then read it again and see if any questions remain.

-Chris
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