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13.5.4 Content Model Descriptions
Content modules are described using nested tuples. Each tuple
contains four values: the type, the quantifier, the name, and a tuple
of children. Children are simply additional content module
The values of the first two fields are constants defined in the
<code>model
</code> object of the
<tt class=
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constants can be collected in two groups: the model type group and the
The constants in the model type group are:
<dl><dt><b><tt>XML_CTYPE_ANY
</tt></b></dt>
The element named by the model name was declared to have a content
model of
<code>ANY
</code>.
<dl><dt><b><tt>XML_CTYPE_CHOICE
</tt></b></dt>
The named element allows a choice from a number of options; this is
used for content models such as
<code>(A | B | C)
</code>.
<dl><dt><b><tt>XML_CTYPE_EMPTY
</tt></b></dt>
Elements which are declared to be
<code>EMPTY
</code> have this model type.
<dl><dt><b><tt>XML_CTYPE_MIXED
</tt></b></dt>
<dl><dt><b><tt>XML_CTYPE_NAME
</tt></b></dt>
<dl><dt><b><tt>XML_CTYPE_SEQ
</tt></b></dt>
Models which represent a series of models which follow one after the
other are indicated with this model type. This is used for models
such as
<code>(A, B, C)
</code>.
The constants in the quantifier group are:
<dl><dt><b><tt>XML_CQUANT_NONE
</tt></b></dt>
No modifier is given, so it can appear exactly once, as for
<code>A
</code>.
<dl><dt><b><tt>XML_CQUANT_OPT
</tt></b></dt>
The model is optional: it can appear once or not at all, as for
<dl><dt><b><tt>XML_CQUANT_PLUS
</tt></b></dt>
The model must occur one or more times (like
<code>A+
</code>).
<dl><dt><b><tt>XML_CQUANT_REP
</tt></b></dt>
The model must occur zero or more times, as for
<code>A*
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