Re: [xml-dev] Deterministic Content Models (was DTD ( From EliotteRust Harold's Book))

[David Brownell <david-b@pacbell.net>]

> "For compatibility, it is an error if an element in the document can match
> more than one occurrence of an element type in the content model. For more
> information, see E Deterministic Content Models."
> 
> ... the "For Compatibility" clause does
> not indicate that an XML processor is free to ignore the constraint.  

The "it is an error" clause indicates that.  If it's just an "error",
not a "fatal error" or "validity error", reporting is optional.
That's what the definitions section says up front.

- Dave