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Re: Proper Terminology: empty element or standalone elementor

• From: David Carlisle <davidc@nag.co.uk>
• To: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>
• Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:14:56 +0000

On 14/12/2010 11:05, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
 > What is the correct term?

it depends what language you are using.

"void element" is an html5 invention it refers to the element not the 
syntax. Note that in html5 /> is just the same thing as >.
Elements defined to be void (like img) do not take an end tag so they 
can be written equivalently as
<img/> or <img>
but not as
<img></img>

If you look at something like <p/> then in xml that denotes an empty p 
element but in html5 it's non conforming, but parses in the same way as 
<p> that is, it parses as a start tag.

David


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  • Proper Terminology: empty element or standalone element or voidelement?
    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>