Subject: Re: Pattern and Action Containers (was: XSL Discussion)
From: Sean Mc Grath <digitome@xxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 12:01:10 GMT
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>Jeremie Miller writes:
>
> > First off, I've mentioned in the past that I think a simple separation of
> > the patterns and actions should happen, like:
> > <rule>
> > <pattern>
> > <target-element type="p">
> > </pattern>
> > <action>
> > <DIV>
> > <children/>
> > </DIV>
> > </action>
> > </rule>
> > Much of what I'm going to be talking about is based on this...
[Dave Meginnson]
>
>Absolutely correct -- it is a basic principle of good document type
>design that a series of related elements should appear within a
>container.
Agreed. Unfortunately XML itself is not a great example of
the containership philosophy:
I am thinking of XML Document := prolog element misc*
The prolog is an implicit container. So too is
the epilog (misc*).
The first start-tag (or empty element) implicitly signals
the end of the prolog and the start of the root element.
The matching end-tag (if any) signals the end of the
root element and the start of the "epilog".
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