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   Re: DTD conventions/best practice - using an parameter entity referencet

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  • From: John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>
  • To: Dylan Walsh <Dylan.Walsh@Kadius.com>, "xml-dev@xml.org" <xml-dev@xml.org>
  • Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 10:33:00 -0400

Dylan Walsh wrote:

> I noticed in DTDs that some people will always use an parameter entity
> reference, rather than specifying a content model directly [...]

This is useful for making the content model flexible.  A document can
redefine the entity in the internal subset, thus extending the content
model for that particular document.

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