Re: ERB Decisions of March 26th

• From: Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com>
• Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 12:03:17 -0800
• To: w3c-sgml-wg@w3.org
• Message-Id: <3.0.32.19970326120208.0098bd30@pop.intergate.bc.ca>

At 11:57 AM 3/26/97 -0800, Terry Allen wrote:
>| Proposal: Well-formed XML docs are considered to have <, >, ',
>|           ", and & predefined.  Valid XML docs must have them 
>|           declared *if* they use them; the spec will give a precise 
>|           definition of what the declaration must be.
>| 
>| Passed unanimously.  Outstanding item to get the declaration just right.
>
>Does this mean that a well formed XML doc that uses ' becomes
>invalid if a doctype declaration is added and ' is not 
>declared?

It doesn't "become" invalid; it never was valid, just well-formed.  
But yes; it doesn't become valid until all the necessary declarations
are in place. -Tim

Received on Wednesday, 26 March 1997 15:04:31 UTC