RE: ANN: examplotron.

[Jonathan Borden <jborden@mediaone.net>]

Murata Makoto wrote:

>
> Here is an example in an XML-like notation.
>
> 	<para>* . @secContent ((<sec>@secContent<sec>) ^ @secContent)

thanks.

>
> The semantics of <sec>@secContent<sec> is "a section containing a
> substution variable @secContent".

i follow this.

>
> The semantics of ((<sec>@secContent<sec>) ^ @secContent) "a section
> containing a section containing ... a section containing a
> substution variable @secContent".

this one is beyong me.

>
> The semantics of the entire expression is "generate a section
> which matches ((<sec>@secContent<sec>) ^ @secContent) and replace
> @secContent with paragraphs".
>
> For each hedge regular grammar (e.g., descriptions in RELAX or TREX),
> there exists a hedge regular expression that represents exactly
> the same set of hedges.  Conversely, for each hedge regular expression,
> there exists a hedge regular grammar  that represents exactly
> the same set of hedges.
>

interesting. this would seem a fruitfull area for continued research and
development (e.g. examplotron x.x)

-Jonathan