Re: Validator bug: Bad character after <

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Назар Мокринський wrote:
> In my code I have part like this:
>
>     <select>
>          <option value="&lt;">Option</option>
>     </select>
>
> But anyway validator says:
>
>     Bad character after <. Probable cause: Unescaped <. Try escaping it
>     as &lt;.
>
> UTF-8, HTML5

Can't replicate : here is sample code, validated
by direct input.  Unclear why I had to wrap <P>
around the <SELECT> element, but won't validate
without for reasons unrelated to your message.

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
       <TITLE>My first HTML document</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<form action="#">
<P>
<select>
     <option value="&lt;">Option</option>
</select>
</P>
</form>
</BODY>
</HTML>

Also validates as HTML 4.01 Strict with the appropriate DOCTYPE.

Philip Taylor