Defining an attribute list

An attribute list declaration takes the form

<!ATTLIST name attributelist >

name

is the name of the element bearing these attributes

attributeList

is a list of attribute specifications, each containing

• an attribute name
• a declared value
• a default value

For example:

<!ATTLIST recipe serves CDATA #REQUIRED
                 id     ID    #IMPLIED
                 tested (yes|no|maybe) "maybe">