> In fact the representation I am using is more like:
> <PIZZA>
> <PRICE>$12.00</PRICE>
> <DESC>Ham and mushroom</DESC>
> </PIZZA>
[...]
> PS: can I ask for some advice? In my DTD for the above, I want
> to say that the element PIZZA has no immediate character
> content other than ignorable white space. I feel sure it must
> be possible to say this, but I haven't found out how.
<!ELEMENT pizza (price, desc)>
<!ELEMENT price (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT desc (#PCDATA)>
Ignorable whitespace is always allowed -- that's why it's useful for
an API to distinguish it from regular character content when there's a
DTD available.
All the best,
David
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Microstar Software Ltd. dmeggins@microstar.com
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