<state>

<state> 標明分界方法所定義的權威參照標準裡其中ㄧ個組件。
組件 namesdates — 13 Names, Dates, People, and Places
除全域屬性以外 att.datable (att.datable.w3c (@period, @when, @notBefore, @notAfter, @from, @to)) (att.datable.iso (@when-iso, @notBefore-iso, @notAfter-iso, @from-iso, @to-iso)) att.editLike (@cert, @resp, @evidence, @source) (att.dimensions (@unit, @quantity, @extent, @precision, @scope) (att.ranging (@atLeast, @atMost, @min, @max)) ) att.typed (@type, @subtype) att.naming (@nymRef) (att.canonical (@key, @ref))
屬於
state model.persStateLike model.orgStateLike model.placeStateLike
可包含
core: bibl biblStruct desc head label note p
header: biblFull
linking: ab
msdescription: msDesc
namesdates: state
textcrit: witDetail
宣告 

<rng:element name="state">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.datable.w3c.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.datable.iso.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.editLike.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.dimensions.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.ranging.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.typed.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.naming.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.canonical.attributes"/>
 <rng:choice>
  <rng:oneOrMore>
   <rng:ref name="state"/>
  </rng:oneOrMore>
  <rng:group>
   <rng:zeroOrMore>
    <rng:ref name="model.headLike"/>
   </rng:zeroOrMore>
   <rng:oneOrMore>
    <rng:ref name="model.pLike"/>
   </rng:oneOrMore>
   <rng:zeroOrMore>
    <rng:choice>
     <rng:ref name="model.noteLike"/>
     <rng:ref name="model.biblLike"/>
    </rng:choice>
   </rng:zeroOrMore>
  </rng:group>
  <rng:group>
   <rng:zeroOrMore>
    <rng:choice>
     <rng:ref name="model.labelLike"/>
     <rng:ref name="model.noteLike"/>
     <rng:ref name="model.biblLike"/>
    </rng:choice>
   </rng:zeroOrMore>
  </rng:group>
 </rng:choice>
</rng:element>
element state
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.datable.w3c.attributes,
   att.datable.iso.attributes,
   att.editLike.attributes,
   att.dimensions.attributes,
   att.ranging.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   att.naming.attributes,
   att.canonical.attributes,
   (
      state+
    | ( model.headLike*, model.pLike+, ( model.noteLike | model.biblLike )* )
    | ( ( model.labelLike | model.noteLike | model.biblLike )* )
   )
}
例子
<person>
 <state ref="#zh-tw_SCHOL" type="status">
  <label>學者</label>
 </state>
</person>