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# constraint

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$Date: 2002-06-12 07:19:37 -0400 (Wed, 12 Jun 2002) $

constraint — A constraint in an EBNF production

## Synopsis

### Content Model

    constraint ::=
    EMPTY

### Attributes

Common attributes

Name | Type | Default
linkend | IDREF | Required

## Description

This element is only available if you are using the EBNF Module.

A `Constraint` is a cross-reference to a description of a constraint that cannot be expressed in the grammar (generally logical rather than syntactic constraints).

### Parents

These elements contain constraint: `production`.

## Attributes

linkend

  FIXME:

## Examples

For examples, see `productionset`.

constant |  | constraintdef

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