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Elliotte Rusty Harold wrote: > > >From the XML spec, section 3.1: > > "Empty-element tags may be used for any element which has no content, > whether or not it is declared using the keyword EMPTY. For > interoperability, the empty-element tag must be used, and can only be > used, for elements which are declared EMPTY." > > ... > > Is there any way out of this conundrum? Yes, look at the definition for "interoperability." The paragraph above says "If you want to be legal XML do this. If you want to be compatible with old SGML tools also do this." -- Paul Prescod - ISOGEN Consulting Engineer speaking for only himself http://itrc.uwaterloo.ca/~papresco "The Excursion [Sport Utility Vehicle] is so large that it will come equipped with adjustable pedals to fit smaller drivers and sensor devices that warn the driver when he or she is about to back into a Toyota or some other object." -- Dallas Morning News xml-dev: A list for W3C XML Developers. To post, mailto:xml-dev@i... Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/xml-dev/ and on CD-ROM/ISBN 981-02-3594-1 To (un)subscribe, mailto:majordomo@i... the following message; (un)subscribe xml-dev To subscribe to the digests, mailto:majordomo@i... the following message; subscribe xml-dev-digest List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (mailto:rzepa@i...)
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