Re: erroneous datalist error

On 15 Apr 2016, at 19:37, Prune Master wrote:

> Validator reports:  "Element option without attribute label must not be empty."
>
> Where does this quoted error text even come from?
>
> I do not see any such prohibition in the HTML5 option element content model spec.

I do.

>> If the element has a label attribute and a value attribute: Empty.

So it has a label, so it isn't that case.

>> If the element has a label attribute but no value attribute: Text.

Also has a label, so it isn't that case

>> If the element has no label attribute: Text that is not inter-element whitespace.

Here we are. No label. Check. Content must be "Text that is not inter-element whitespace", which means "must not be empty".


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