- From: L. David Baron <dbaron@dbaron.org>
- Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:07:27 -0700
- To: Erik Dahlström <ed@opera.com>
- Cc: "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
On Monday 2008-03-10 16:58 +0100, Erik Dahlström wrote:
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-css3-namespace-20080215/. Please let us know
>> Some contexts may allow the use of an asterisk (*, U+002A) as a
>> wildcard prefix to indicate a name in any namespace, including no
>> namespace.
>
> What exactly does "contexts" mean here? Perhaps an example of a context
> that allows asterisks, and one that doesn't would make it easier to
> understand. If this is defined by the host language, please say so
> explicitly.
It is defined by the host language. For example, in selectors, the
wildcard is allowed:
*|p, q[*|title] /* represents a p element in any namespace
(including none) or a q element in the default
namespace with a title attribute in any
namespace (including none) */
but in the attr function it is not allowed (since it's not clear how
it would behave if there were more than one attribute to choose
from):
p::before {
content: attr(title); /* legal declaration */
content: attr(*|title); /* syntax error; declaration dropped */
}
-David
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