• To: "'David LeBlanc'" <whisper@o...>,"'Xml-Dev@Lists. Xml. Org'" <xml-dev@l...>
• Subject: RE: Element content
• From: "Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@n...>
• Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 13:02:28 -0000
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• In-reply-to: <GCEDKONBLEFPPADDJCOEKEMCHHAA.whisper@o...>
• Reply-to: <michael.h.kay@n...>

> 
> A question has arisen about element content. I'm reasonably 
> sure I've read that it's illegal for an element to contain 
> itself either directly or indirectly. Is this correct, and if 
> so, can someone point me to the relevant section of the XML 
> Recommendation please?
> 
It would be rather hard to write an element that contained itself, but
it is certainly legal for an element to contain another element with the
same name.

Michael Kay
Software AG
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