XEP-0122: Remove unnecessary normative wording

regarding the emptiness of elements. There is no point having that,
it just prevents potential (but unlikely) future extensions and adds
additional noise to the text.
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Florian Schmaus 2018-03-21 09:36:14 +01:00
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<registry/>
&linuxwolf;
<revision>
<version>1.0.2</version>
<date>2018-03-21</date>
<initials>fs</initials>
<remark>Remove text about element emptiness.</remark>
</revision>
<revision>
<version>1.0.1</version>
<date>2018-03-05</date>
<initials>fs</initials>
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</field>
]]></example>
<p>Using &lt;basic/&gt; validation, the form interpreter MUST follow the validation rules of the datatype (if understood) and the field type.</p>
<p>The &lt;basic/&gt; element MUST be empty (i.e., not contain any character data or child elements) and MUST NOT possess any attributes.</p>
</section3>
<section3 topic='&lt;open/&gt; Validation' anchor='usercases-validation.open'>
<p>For "list-single" or "list-multi", to indicate that the user may enter a custom value (matching the datatype constraints) or choose from the predefined values, the &lt;validate/&gt; element shall contain an &lt;open/&gt; child element:</p>
@ -160,7 +165,6 @@
</field>
]]></example>
<p>The &lt;open/&gt; validation method applies to "text-multi" differently; it hints that each value for a "text-multi" field shall be validated separately. This effectively turns "text-multi" fields into an open-ended "list-multi", with no options and all values automatically selected.</p>
<p>The &lt;open/&gt; element MUST be empty (i.e., not contain any character data or child elements) and MUST NOT possess any attributes.</p>
</section3>
<section3 topic='&lt;range/&gt; Validation' anchor='usercases-validation.range'>
<p>To indicate that the value should fall within a certain range, the &lt;validate/&gt; element shall contain a &lt;range/&gt; child element:</p>
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<p>The 'max' attribute specifies the maximum allowable value. This attribute is OPTIONAL. The value depends on the datatype in use.</p>
<p>The 'min' attribute specifies the minimum allowable value. This attribute is OPTIONAL. The value depends on the datatype in use.</p>
<p>The &lt;range/&gt; element SHOULD possess either a 'min' or 'max' attribute, and MAY possess both. If neither attribute is included, the processor MUST assume that there are no range constraints.</p>
<p>The &lt;range/&gt; element MUST be empty (i.e., not contain any character data or child elements).</p>
</section3>
<section3 topic='&lt;regex/&gt; Validation' anchor='usercases-validatoin.regex'>
<p>To indicate that the value should be restricted to a regular expression, the &lt;validate/&gt; element shall contain a &lt;regex/&gt; child element:</p>
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</field>
]]></example>
<p>The XML character data of this element is the pattern to apply. The syntax of this content MUST be that defined for POSIX extended regular expressions<note>The "best" definition of this syntax can be found in the <link url='http://www.gsp.com/cgi-bin/man.cgi?section=7&amp;topic=re_format'>re_format(7) man page</link></note>, including support for Unicode<note>Guidelines for adapting regular expressions to support Unicode is defined at <link url='http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr18/'>http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr18/</link></note>.</p>
<p>The &lt;regex/&gt; element MUST contain character data only (i.e., not contain any child elements) and MUST NOT possess any attributes.</p>
<p>The &lt;regex/&gt; element MUST contain character data only.</p>
</section3>
</section2>
<section2 topic='Selection Ranges in "list-multi"' anchor='usecases-ranges'>