Eduction 23.4

# Eduction Grammar Structure

An Eduction grammar defines patterns for matching text in a document. A pattern is a combination of characters and operators. An operator is a sequence of special characters that match text by following the rules associated with the operator.

Pattern | Description | Matches
--- | --- | ---
Smith|John | Match either Smith or John | Smith John
[0-9]{3} | Match a sequence of three characters in the range 0 through 9 | 123 456

In this example, the square bracket operators [] are used to match on any of the characters 0 through 9 and the curly braces {} are used to repeat the previous pattern three times.

Grammars are described using XML. The file `edk.dtd` contains the template that defines the XML that Eduction understands. When writing grammars for Eduction, OpenText recommends that you reference `edk.dtd` at the start of the XML grammar file using the include statement, and that you use a DTD-compatible XML authoring tool to eliminate syntax errors and save time.

Here is an example of a simple Eduction grammar:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE grammars SYSTEM "edk.dtd">
    <grammars>
       <grammar name="mygrammar">
          <entity name="name" type="public">
             <pattern>Smith|John</pattern>
          </entity>
          <entity name="digits" type="public">
             <pattern>[0-9]{3}</pattern>
          </entity>
       </grammar>
    </grammars>

This grammar defines two entities: `mygrammar/name` and `mygrammar/digits`.

For full details of the Eduction grammar XML syntax, and the `edk.dtd`, see Grammar Format Reference.

For a more extensive set of example Eduction grammar files, see Example Grammar Files.

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Version 23.4 | Last updated September 2023

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Product: IDOL Eduction 23.4

Topic Title: Eduction Grammar Structure