recursing root element

[James Tauber]

>Aquick question
>
>is
><xdoc><xdoc>some text</xdoc></xdoc>
>
>i.e. a recursing root element, a legal XML document,
>
>>From my reading of section 2.1 it isn't but the MSXML parser lets it
stand,
>so I'm probabably wrong.


Yes, it's a legal (well-formed) XML document. I think the reason 2.1 might
have confused you is that you are taking "element" as if it were "element
type". Section 2.1 says there is only one *element* that is the root, not
that there is only one *element type*. The one *element* that is the root
can be of the same type as other elements in the document (as in your
example).

Hope this helps.

James
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