A DTD puzzle: Need clarification

[Richard Tobin]

> <!ELEMENT NAME ( (FIRSTNAME, LASTNAME) | FIRSTNAME | LASTNAME)>

The trouble with this is that it's not deterministic.  When you
get a FIRSTNAME, which one is it?

This is a deterministic version:

<!ELEMENT NAME ( (FIRSTNAME, LASTNAME?) | LASTNAME)>

-- Richard

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