Model and algorithm for constructing a syntax-directed editor of XML descriptions

Syntax-directed translation may be used to build XML file editors. The main purpose of intelligent XML editors is to provide a high-level user interface. Such interface must ensure full information on possible user actions at each point of dialogue and on appropriate XML tags. The editor can be built around a logical processor - realization of a special abstract automaton. The control table of this automaton is built using the contents of the DTD file and based on calculation of the modified Wirth-Weber ratios. This approach allows the user to create syntactically correct XML files without knowledge of DTD.