ORA-DM-286-B: Processing instruction targets are not NCNames in XML 1.0 from Stephen Buxton on 2004-02-16 (public-qt-comments@w3.org from February 2004)

From: Stephen Buxton <Stephen.Buxton@oracle.com>
Date: 16 Feb 04 14:27:31
To: public-qt-comments@w3.org
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Message-Id: <200402162227.i1GMRVb26556@rgmgw4.us.oracle.com>

SECTION 6.5.1: Overview (of processing instructions)

It says that the target property must be an NCName.
XML 1.0 only requires the target to be a Name, ie, permits any
number of colons.  Oddly, Namespaces 1.0 has nothing to say about
the target of processing instructions.  It seems like the target
of a processing instruction should be allowed to be a Name, since
that is the only restriction in XML 1.0 + Namespaces 1.0; or
at least a QName, which would be a restriction in the spirit if
not the letter of Namespaces 1.0.
(see also comment re: 6.5.3)


- Steve B.

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