Message text written by Michael Fitzgerald
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Perhaps so but the mantras zero-or-one (?), zero-or-more (*), and
one-or-more (+) still ring in my head. I think most of us, even James, have
lived with DTDs longer than TREX.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I rest my case.
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And for this reason I like <optional> as I've always hated <zero-or-one> .
Shakespear would have no truck with such nonsense. Optional is a
perfectly good word that everyone understands immediately.
All other imposters need to be explained!
<while> and <until> similarly go back to the beginning of COBOL!
DW.
