Problem in understanding rule [14] of XML spec

[Amit Rekhi]

Hi!

I have not been able to understand the reason why production rule [14]:

CharData: [^<&]* - ([^<&]*  ']]>'  [^<&]*)

is not written like:

CharData: [^<&]* -  ']]>'

- Why did the ']]>' have to be preceeded and suceeded by [^<&]* ?

- How would rule [14] behave with the following strings?
1) abc]]>
2) abc]]>def

Thanks in advance for any replies,

Amit Rekhi,
Software Engineer,
A.B. Infosys Private Limited,
B-102, Gulmohar Park,
New Delhi - 110049,
INDIA.
Tel: +91-11-6512816,6512822,6968976
Fax: +91-11-6518873
Website: http://www.abinfosys.com
EMail: amit at abinfosys.com

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