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Repeats - Amazon Lex

The following table shows the supported repeated expansions for rules. For more information, see Repeats in the Speech recognition grammar specification version 1 W3C recommendation.

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Example

 Behavior Supported?

repeat="n"

repeat="6"

 The contained expression is repeated exactly "n" times. "n" must be "0" or a positive integer. Yes

repeat="m-n"

repeat="4-6"

 The contained expansion is repeated between "m" and "n" times (inclusive). "m" and "n" must both be "0" or a positive integer, and "m" must be less than or equal to "n". Yes

repeat="m-"

repeat="3-"

 The contained expansion is repeated "m" times or more (inclusive). "m" must be "0" or a postive integer. For example, "3-" declares that the contained expansion can occur three, four, five, or more times. Yes

repeat="0-1"

 The contained expansion is optional. Yes

<item repeat="2-4" repeat-prob="0.8">

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