RE: white space in parse attribute

The XML Core WG was reluctant to add additional processing requirements
(even the modest one of stripping whitespace) for this case.  We
collectively couldn't recall in practice seeing whitespace around names
in similar specs, and didn't think the overhead was necessary.
Whitespace in the parse attribute will cause the XInclude processor to
fail, and users must refrain from putting it in.  The note in section
3.1 covers the case where this error is not detected by certain
processors because the whitespace has been normalized away prior to
inclusion.

Please let us know if you disagree with this resolution.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: www-xml-xinclude-comments-request@w3.org
[mailto:www-xml-xinclude-
> comments-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Elliotte Harold
> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 8:20 PM
> To: www-xml-xinclude-comments@w3.org
> Subject: white space in parse attribute
> 
> 
> Section 3.1 states:
> 
> *Note:*
> 
> For interoperability between validating and non-validating systems,
> whitespace should not appear in the parse attribute.
> 
> Why not just say that XInclude processors should trim white space from
> the value of this attribute before attempting to recognize it?
> 
> --
> Elliotte Rusty Harold
> 
> 
>

Received on Wednesday, 7 January 2004 13:38:47 UTC