----- Original Message ----- 
From: "K. Ari Krupnikov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: Is recursive definition of elements allowed in dtd?


> S Uma wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I am just wondering if a dtd can have recursive definitions?
> > 
> > i.e. <!ELEMENT list (item+, list)>
> > 
> > If it is valid syntactically, are there any advantages of defining
> > elements recursively? To me ,it is confusing to have elements defined
> > recursively.
> > 
> > Does anyone know of a situation where it is really helpful ? 
> 
> <!ELEMENT directory (directory*|file*)>

<!ELEMENT directory (directory|file)*>

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