packet (container)

Description

In Regina 6.0.1 and earlier, the packet element was used to store every packet in the entire packet tree that makes up a Regina data file. This page describes how the packet element was structured when storing a container packet. Since Regina 7.0, each packet type has its own XML element; in particular, container packets are now stored using the container element.

A container packet stores no information of its own; it is merely used to hold child packets and thus help organise the packet tree.

The roles played by the child tag and packet elements are described in the general packet element documentation.