optional/compulsory (depending on context), single

—

Inside the <diver> section all known data of the <owner> of the UDDF file, and the dive buddies (<buddy>) respectively, are stored.

While only one <owner> is possible, as many as necessary <buddy> elements can appear inside the <diver> section. Here <owner> is the first element to be given, thereafter all <buddy> elements.

Normally, the <diver> section must be given in an UDDF file — for the data of its <owner> (, and his/her dive <buddy>s) are stored with subsequent profile data. The only exception from this rule is an UDDF file which is used to set data on a dive computer. In this case the <diver> section can be omitted — as long as a person's data are not to be transferred to the divecomputer.

<uddf>

<buddy>, <owner>

<buddy>, <owner>, <uddf>

<uddf version="2.2.0">
    <generator>
        <!-- here information about the software -->
    </generator>
    <diver>
        <owner id="kai">
            <!-- description of the owner of the UDDF file -->
        </owner>
        <buddy id="gerd">
            <!-- description of the first dive buddy -->
        </buddy>
        <buddy id="dieter">
            <!-- description of the second dive buddy -->
        </buddy>
        <buddy id="elmar">
            <!-- description of the third dive buddy -->
        </buddy>
        <!-- here more <buddy> elements if necessary -->
    </diver>
    <!-- here more sections (<divesite>, <gasdefinitions>, <profiledata> etc.) -->
</uddf>