<choice>

<choice> agrupa un número de codificaciones alternativas para el mismo punto en un texto. [3.4 Simple Editorial Changes]
Módulocore — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents
Atributosatt.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @style, @rendition, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change))
Miembro de
model.linePart model.pPart.editorial
Contenido en
analysis: cl pc phr s span w
core: abbr add addrLine author bibl biblScope choice citedRange corr date del desc distinct editor email emph expan foreign gloss head headItem headLabel hi item l label measure meeting mentioned name note num orig p pubPlace publisher q quote ref reg resp rs said sic soCalled speaker stage street term textLang time title unclear
corpus: activity channel constitution derivation domain factuality interaction locale preparedness purpose
dictionaries: case colloc def dictScrap entryFree etym form gen gram gramGrp hyph iType lang lbl mood number orth per pos pron re sense stress subc syll tns usg xr
drama: actor camera caption castItem role roleDesc sound tech view
figures: cell figDesc
header: authority catDesc change classCode creation distributor edition extent funder geoDecl handNote language licence principal rendition scriptNote sponsor tagUsage typeNote
iso-fs: fDescr fsDescr
linking: ab seg
msdescription: accMat acquisition additions catchwords collation colophon condition custEvent decoNote explicit filiation finalRubric foliation heraldry incipit layout material musicNotation objectType origDate origPlace origin provenance rubric secFol signatures source stamp summary support surrogates watermark
namesdates: addName affiliation age birth bloc country death district education faith floruit forename genName geogName langKnown nameLink nationality occupation orgName persName placeName region residence roleName settlement sex socecStatus surname
spoken: u writing
tagdocs: valDesc
textcrit: lem rdg wit witDetail witness
textstructure: byline closer dateline docAuthor docDate docEdition docImprint imprimatur opener salute signed titlePart trailer
transcr: damage fw line metamark mod restore retrace supplied surplus zone
verse: metSym rhyme
Puede contener
core: abbr choice corr expan orig reg sic unclear
linking: seg
transcr: am ex
Declaración

<rng:element name="choice">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.linking.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.analytic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.facs.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.change.attributes"/>
 <rng:zeroOrMore>
  <rng:choice>
   <rng:ref name="model.choicePart"/>
   <rng:ref name="choice"/>
  </rng:choice>
 </rng:zeroOrMore>
</rng:element>
element choice
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   ( model.choicePart | choice )*
}
Ejemplo

An American encoding of Gulliver's Travels which retains the British spelling but also provides a version regularized to American spelling might be encoded as follows.

<p>Lastly, That, upon his solemn oath to observe all the above
articles, the said man-mountain shall have a daily allowance of
meat and drink sufficient for the support of <choice>
  <sic>1724</sic>
  <corr>1728</corr>
 </choice> of our subjects,
with free access to our royal person, and other marks of our
<choice>
  <orig>favour</orig>
  <reg>favor</reg>
 </choice>.</p>
Nota

Porque los niños de un elemento <opción> representan las maneras alternativas de codificar la misma secuencia, es natural pensar en ellas como mutuamente exclusivas. Sin embargo, puede haber casos donde una representación completa de un texto requiera que las codificaciones alternativas sean consideradas como paralelas.

Se Observa también que los elementos <opción> pueden ser uno mismo-jerarquía.

Para una versión especializada de la <opción> para codificar los testimonios múltiples de un único trabajo, ver la sección 12.1 The Apparatus Entry, Readings, and Witnesses.