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Passes element (optional)
Passes
Parent Elements
Required
Child Elements
No
Attributes of Passes specify the number of formatting passes to perform, and the method to use when comparing the passes to check if the format process has finished.
If the maximum number of passes is reached and the specified compareMode has not indicated the document has finished, an error will be generated.
Attributes of Passes
Property
Permitted values
minumum
The minimum number of passes to perform during formatting
2 - 10(default value 2
maximum
The maximum number of passes to perform during formatting
2 - 10(default value 6
compareMode
The method for comparing passes to confirm that formatting is complete
• none — format the document until the maximum number of passes is reached
• stability (default) — format the document until all the stability checks are met, or the maximum number of passes is reached
• checksum — format the document until the page checksums are identical between two passes, or the maximum number of passes is reached