• From: Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@g...>
• To: David Lee <dlee@c...>
• Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 18:37:22 +0100

* David Lee wrote:
>XML doesnt always start with the root element.
>
>http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/
>
>[1]   	document	   ::=   	 prolog element Misc*
>
>It starts with an *optional* prolog.

There would be a `?` behind `prolog` if it was optional. It's mandatory
but all parts of it are optional.
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