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 +===== The <descriptorSwitch> Element =====
 +==== Definition and Usage ====
 +
 +The [[descriptorswitch|<descriptorSwitch>]] element contains a set of alternative
 +descriptors to be associated with an object.  The choice is made during
 +presentation time.
 +
 +Test rules used to choose the [[descriptor|<descriptor>]] element are defined by
 +[[rule|<rule>]] and [[compositerule|<compositeRule>]] elements; [[bindrule|<bindRule>]] child
 +elements associate these rules to child [[descriptor|<descriptor>]] elements of the
 +[[descriptorswitch|<descriptorSwitch>]] element.
 +
 +The rules are evaluated in the order they are defined.  The first rule
 +evaluated as true determines the chosen [[descriptor|<descriptor>]] element.  If all
 +rules are evaluated as false, a default [[descriptor|<descriptor>]] element, defined
 +by the [[defaultdescriptor|<defaultDescriptor>]] element,is chosen; if the
 +[[defaultdescriptor|<defaultDescriptor>]] element is not defined no descriptor is selected
 +and the NCL player behaves as if the element does not exist.
 +
 +==== Syntax ====
 +^ Element ^ Attributes ^ Content ^ Parent ^
 +| [[descriptorswitch|<descriptorSwitch>]] | __//id//__ | ([[defaultdescriptor|<defaultDescriptor>]]?, ([[bindrule|<bindRule>]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[descriptor|<descriptor>]])*) | [[descriptorbase|<descriptorBase>]] |
 +==== Attributes ====
 +
 +^ Name ^ Value ^ Description ^
 +| //id// | It may receive any string value that begins with a letter or an underscore and that only contains letters, digits, <".">, and <"_">. | The //id// attribute uniquely identifies the element within a document. |
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