Re: [xml-dev] converting 1-20 GB xml to xsd, visualizing on webpage

[Chin Chee-Kai <cheekai@softml.net>]

Michael Kay wrote:

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In the case of the Saxon DTDGenerator, if it finds one instance where the children are PQR and another where they are RQP, then it generates the content model (P|Q|R)*.

Wouldn't (P|Q|R)* accept PQR, RQP, and along with the not-necessarily-acceptable PRQ, RPQ, QPR and QRP?
I suppose you're just giving a quick description in the above? 

Granted, it is difficult to fathom the intent of the creator from just one instance, the most a heuristic can conclude without risking over-accepting potentially unwanted patterns would just be ((P|R)Q(P|R))*.


regards,
Chin Chee-Kai