Specifying That Multiple Instances of An Element Are Allowed in DTDs

You specify that multiple instances of an element are allowed when you add a reference to that element in another element. When multiple instances of an element are allowed, you specify that there can be either

  • None, one, or more
  • One or more
In the Tree tab, to specify that there can be multiple instances of an element:
1. Define the element that can appear multiple times. See Defining Elements in the DTD Tree Tab.
2. Define the element that contains the element that can appear multiple times. This is the container element.
3. Click the container element name.
4. In the left tool bar, click New Modifier . Stylus Studio displays a drop-down menu.
5. If the container element can contain only one type of element, skip this step. If the container element can contain more than one type of element, double-click Sequence, and then click New Modifier.
6. Double-click Zero or More to allow the container element to contain zero, one, or more instances of an element. Or, double-click One or More to allow the container element to contain one or more instances of an element.
7. In the left tool bar, click New Reference to Element and enter the name of the element that can appear multiple times. If the container element can contain additional types of elements, repeat this step for each one that can appear multiple times.

After you add a reference to an element, you might want to check the definition of the referenced element. To do this, right-click the reference. In the shortcut menu, click Go To Definition. Stylus Studio moves the focus to the definition of the referenced element.

Example 1

Suppose there are some elements that can appear zero, one, or more times, and there are other elements that can appear one or more times. The tree representation for this might look like the following:

book
               

              
Sequence
                   
One or More
                   
	Author
                   
	Format
                   
Zero or More
                   
	Award
                   
	Review
                   

                

In this example, an instance document must contain these elements in the following order:

author
               
format
               
award
               
review
               

            

Example 2

Suppose you want them in the following order:

review
               
format
               
award
               
author
               

            

In this case, the tree representation would look like this:

book
               

              
Sequence
                   
Zero or More
                   
	Award
                   
One or More
                   
	Format
                   
Zero or More
                   
	Review
                   
One or More
                   
	Author
                   

                

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