Re: [Serial] > in processing instructions (qt-2004Nov0074-01)

Joanne Tong wrote:
> [...]
> It is a serialization error [err:SE0015] to use the HTML output method 
> when > appears within a processing instruction in the data model 
> instance being serialized. The serializer MAY signal the error, but is 
> not REQUIRED to do so. If it does not signal the error, it MAY copy the 
> offending characters into the serialized output, creating HTML which may 
> be invalid or parse in an unexpected way.
> [...]

A nit, but shouldn't it be written NOT REQUIRED? Actually, I think the 
whole phrase "but is not required to do so" should be left out, it adds 
nothing to the MAY before it.


~Grauw

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Received on Wednesday, 9 March 2005 00:43:35 UTC