Defining elements

Group particles properties

To display a group particle property sheet, double-click its symbol in a diagram.

General properties The General page of a group particle property sheet displays the following properties:

Property

Description

Type

Type of the group particle. You can change its type by selecting a

 

value in the dropdown listbox and clicking OK

Minimum

Minimum number of times the group particle can occur. To

 

specify that the group particle is optional, set this property to zero

Maximum

Maximum number of times the group particle can occur. For an

 

unlimited number of times, select unbounded

ID

ID of the group particle. Its value must be of type ID and unique

 

within the model containing the group particle

 

 

Items list

The Items page of a group particle property sheet allows you to add (or

 

order) the following objects to a list of child objects:

 

Tool

 

Tooltip

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add Element

 

Adds an element to the list

 

 

 

Add Any

 

Adds an Any to the list. Only available with a

 

 

 

 

 

choice or a sequence group particle

 

 

 

Add Group

 

Adds a group particle to the list

 

 

 

Particle

 

 

 

 

 

Add Element

 

Adds a referencing element to the list. Select a

 

 

 

with Reference

 

global element for the reference in the Selection

 

 

 

to Element

 

dialog box. To use this tool, you must have

 

 

 

 

 

previously defined a global element in the current

 

 

 

 

 

model

 

 

 

Add Group with

 

Adds a referencing group to the list. Select a group

 

 

 

Reference to

 

for the reference in the Selection dialog box. To use

 

 

 

Group

 

this tool, you must have previously defined a group

 

 

 

 

 

in the current model

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you add an object to the list, an object is created and its symbol appears in the diagram linked to the group particle.

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Sybase XML manual Group particles properties, Items list