xml-dev - RE: DTD declaration

["Webber, Andrew" <WebbeA@parl.gc.ca>]

The structure that corresponds to your current model is 

<!ELEMENT index (para|num_list|image)*>

(any or none of the elements can appear in any order in any quantity)

and note that this also allows you to require _something_ as a child of
<index>:

<!ELEMENT index (para|num_list|image)+>

if, of course, that's what you want.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raheja, Dhruv (TRANS) [mailto:Dhruv.Raheja@Trans.ge.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 9:51 AM
> To: 'xml-dev@lists.xml.org'
> Subject: DTD declaration
> 
> 
> hi,
> My question has to do with DTD syntax . I'm hoping 
> somebody will be able to help me out. i have 
> defined an element as follows:
> <!ELEMENT index (para*,num_list*,image*)>
> The above code allows me to define child elements 
> (para,num_list,image) within the element "index" 
> but only in the order in which they appear in the
> DTD syntax. What should i do if i need to alter 
> the order in some parts of my document e.g. 
> i add a <num_list> after an <image> at a certain 
> place in my document instead of <para>. I guess 
> this is an elementary thing but i'm only 2 months 
> old in the XML world and I have to tell you that 
> most of my questions will be very basic!!
> Thanks a lot.
> Dhruv
> 
> 
> Dhruv Raheja
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