Design examples can define specialize elements, defined sets, restrict attributes on specialized elements, and define attributes.

Design examples use global attributes to define specialized elements and their content. An example element can specify a specialized element (using the dbexName attribute) and a position within a specialized container element (using the dbexOccurs attribute).

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The model and examples are processed in stages.

The pipeline has the following stages:

moduleExample

Implements a specialized module by mocking up an annotated document instance of the base module.

A shell for the mockup is generated internally.

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The DITA model has characteristics that are more specific than general XML capabilities.

The DITA model has the following constructs.

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Specialization by example makes use of design examples, a representation of the DITA model, and a method for producing artifacts for standard XML infrastructure from the model representation.

The essential characteristics of the approach are as follows:

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Specialization by example seeks to make it specialization easier for designers and processors.

DITA specialization by example should meet the following requirements:

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