- From: Joseph Kesselman <keshlam@us.ibm.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 19:42:45 -0400
- To: "Arnold, Curt" <Curt.Arnold@hyprotech.com>
- Cc: "'www-dom-ts@w3.org'" <www-dom-ts@w3.org>
>"XML" is not a valid value for target. The test is a bad one, and should be fixed. As is noted in the DOM FAQ, some DOMs have been using a PI with the name "XML" as a stopgap representation of the XML Declaration or Text Declaration, pending the better solution expected in DOM Level 3. This is a cheat, and I can't blame MS for complaining. On the other hand, at this time I really can't recommend this as a negative test either -- because this cheat _is_ being actively used. The wisest solution, for DOM Level 2 and earlier, is probably to rewrite this test to use a different PI name. The DOM Level 3 compliance suite (when we're ready for it) may be able to include the negative test as well. ______________________________________ Joe Kesselman / IBM Research
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