Sometimes, the full XML specification is just overkill. If all you want to do is extract plain data from an XML file, using a conformant parser sometimes gets in the way.
I've been looking at writing a minimal parser for text processing and will no doubt write about my experiences here. In the mean-time, I've prepared a cut-down version of the formal EBNF
here.
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| comment |
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| processing_instruction |
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| character_entity |
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| text |
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| attribute |
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| element |
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| miscellaneous |
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| doctype_declaration |
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| doctype_parameter |
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| doctype |
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| document |
