Kohsuke KAWAGUCHI wrote:
> For example, the following pattern still satisfies the imposed restriction
> but it still causes a combinatory explosion.
>
> <element>
> <interleave>
> <ref name="a"/>
> <ref name="b"/>
> ...
> <ref name="z"/>
> </interleave>
> </element>
No, it does not. We only have to create 27 automata. By examining a start
tag, we can pick one of them.
Kohsuke KAWAGUCHI wrote:
> Also, I think it would be nice if we can allow the following pattern (in
> the normalized form)
>
> <element>
> <group>
> <!-- interleaved element contents -->
> <interleave>
> <element A/>
> <element B/>
> ..
> </interleave>
> <!-- a big tree of attributes -->
> <choice>
> <attribute A/>
> <attribute B/>
> </choice>
> </group>
> </element>
Good point. In this case, handling of attributes is independent
from that of elementts
Cheers,
Makoto
