Creating HedgeRules

Reusable content RELAX allows you to define element content model patterns using RELAX constructs for use in multiple locations. This is cleaner than the text-based parameter entity approach of XML 1.0 DTDs, and easier for applications to process. Hedge rules are much like element rules, but can't have mixed content declarations.

hedgeRule

<hedgeRule label="highlight">
  <choice occurs="*">
    <ref label="name"/>
    <ref label="place"/>
  </choice>
</elementRule>

Referencing the rule

<elementRule role="paragraph">
   <mixed>
     <hedgeRef label="highlight" occurs="*"/>
   </mixed>
</elementRule>

hedgeRefs and refs You can use a hedgeRef element anywhere you would use a ref element.