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Re: Defining recursive elements?

From: <noah_mendelsohn@us.ibm.com>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 17:13:10 -0400
To: "Andrew Welch" <andrew.j.welch@gmail.com>
Cc: "Todd Moon" <tmrfcm@gmail.com>, xmlschema-dev@w3.org
Message-ID: <OF2E2D91A9.D9CF6053-ON852572DF.007452B2-852572DF.00746D4F@lotus.com>
Re: Defining recursive elements?

Andrew Welch writes:

> This is all great information - thanks.  It does go against most of
> what I've read recently on the pros and cons of the various styles....

Well, the spec just means you have options, presuming that processors 
implement the flexibility the spec gives you. I've given my opinion, which 
reflects some bias toward global elements, but I think that overall the 
analyses of the various options are insightful, and I wouldn't choose any 
one blindly.  They all have pros and cons.

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Received on Friday, 18 May 2007 21:24:20 GMT

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