Hello DFDL community,
I have a simple data format:
Label: Message
Here is an example data:
Dear Sir: Thank you for your response.
How to characterize the form of that data format? I can think of three
different perspectives:
Perspective #1: There is a sequence of strings, separated by a colon.
Perspective #2: There is a label terminated by a colon, followed by a message.
Perspective #3: There is a label (no colon in it), a colon, and a message.
The DFDL Schema is designed differently, depending on the perspective. And, the
XML that is generated differs, depending on the perspective. For example, the
first two perspectives might yield this XML:
<really-simple-format>
<label>Dear Sir</label>
<message>Thank you for your response.</message>
</really-simple-format>
Whereas the last perspective might yield this XML:
<really-simple-format>
<label>Dear Sir</label>
<colon>:</colon>
<message>Thank you for your response.</message>
</really-simple-format>
Question: Can you think of any other perspectives?
/Roger
