Name
rng:group — Matches whatever its child patterns match in sequence
XML syntax example
<element name="mylist"> <zeroOrMore> <element name="item"> <choice> <element name="name"> <text/> </element> <group> <element name="givenname"> <text/> </element> <element name="familyname"> <text/> </element> </group> </choice> <element name="e-mail"> <text/> </element> <optional> <element name="description"> <text/> </element> </optional> </element> </zeroOrMore> </element>
Compact syntax example
element mylist { element item { (element name { text } |(element givenname { text },
element familyname { text })
), element e-mail { text }, element description { text }? }* }
Parents
attribute
, choice
((
)
and |
), define
(name of pattern followed by
=
), element
, except
(-
), group
((
)
and ,
), interleave
(&
), list
, mixed
, oneOrMore
(+
), optional
(?
), start
(start
followed by =
), zeroOrMore
(*
)
Description
The group
pattern matches
whatever its child patterns match in the order specified (order is
disregarded for attribute patterns). Multiple patterns within
define
, oneOrMore
, zeroOrMore
, optional
, list
, or mixed
elements are treated as if they were
wrapped by a group
pattern.
See also
§2, choice
, interleave
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