RE: <optional> vs. <zeroOrOne>

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Michael Fitzgerald <>
Date
2001-06-22T17:31:45+00:00
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RE: <optional> vs. <zeroOrOne>
David,

With no disrespect to you or William Shakespeare! In my view, there is
nothing in <optional> that intuitively reveals that you can use only /one/
instance in an instance document.

If you 'hated' <zero-or-one>, do you likewise dislike <zeroOrMore> and
<oneOrMore>?

Mike

David RR Webber wrote:
>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.