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<!DOCTYPE html> |
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" |
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xmlns:d="http://suika.fam.cx/~wakaba/archive/2007/wdcc-desc/" |
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id="error-description"> |
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<head> |
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<title xml:lang="en">Description of Errors — |
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Web Document Conformance Checker (BETA)</title> |
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="cc-style"/> |
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<link rel="license" href="#license"/> |
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</head> |
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<body> |
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<h1>Description of Errors</h1> |
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<section id="html5-tokenize-error"> |
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<h2>HTML5 Parse Errors in Tokenization Stage</h2> |
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<d:item name="after html" |
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class="parse-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">Tag <code><<var>$0</var>></code> |
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is not allowed after the end tag <code></html></code>.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>The start or end tag of an element appears after the |
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<code>html</code> element has been closed. The document is |
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non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>Any content of the document other than comments |
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must be put into the <code>html</code> element.</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="bare ero" |
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class="tokenize-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">The <code>&</code> character must |
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introduce a reference.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>An <code>&</code> (<code>U+0026</code> |
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<code class="charname">AMPERSAND</code>) character which |
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is not part of any reference appears in the input stream. |
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The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>The <code>&</code> character must |
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be the first character of a reference: |
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<dl> |
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<dt>Named entity reference</dt> |
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<dd><pre class="html example"><code>&<var>entity-name</var>;</code></pre> |
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where <var>entity-name</var> is the name of the |
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character entity to be referenced.</dd> |
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<dt>Numeric character reference</dt> |
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<dd><pre class="html example"><code>&#<var>d</var>;</code></pre> |
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where <var>d</var> is the decimal representation of |
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the code position of the character to be referenced.</dd> |
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<dt>Hexadecimal character reference</dt> |
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<dd><pre class="html example"><code>&#x<var>h</var>;</code></pre> |
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where <var>h</var> is the hexadecimal representation |
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of the code position of the character to be referenced.</dd> |
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</dl> |
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</p> |
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<p>To represent <code>&</code> as a data character, use |
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named entity reference: |
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<pre class="html example"><code>&amp;</code></pre> |
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</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="bare stago" |
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class="tokenize-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">A <code><</code> character is not followed |
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by tag name or by a <code>!</code> character.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>A <code><</code> (<code>U+003C</code> <code class="charname">LESS-THAN |
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SIGN</code>) character which is not part of any markup appears |
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in the input stream.</p> |
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<p>The <code><</code> character as a data character must |
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be escaped as: |
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<pre class="html example"><code><lt;</code></pre> |
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</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="bare nero" |
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class="tokenize-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">The decimal representation of the code position |
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of a character must be specified after <code>&#</code>.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>An <code>&</code> (<code>U+0026</code> |
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<code class="charname">AMPERSAND</code>) character immediately |
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followed by a <code>#</code> (<code>U+0023</code> |
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<code>NUMBER SIGN</code>) character which |
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is not part of any reference appears in the input stream. |
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The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>The string <code>&#</code> must be the first two characters |
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<code>NUMBER SIGN</code>) character must be the first two characters |
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of a reference: |
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<dl> |
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<dt>Numeric character reference</dt> |
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<dd><pre class="html example"><code>&#<var>d</var>;</code></pre> |
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where <var>d</var> is the decimal representation of |
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the code point of the character to be referenced.</dd> |
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<dt>Hexadecimal character reference</dt> |
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<dd><pre class="html example"><code>&#x<var>h</var>;</code></pre> |
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where <var>h</var> is the hexadecimal representation |
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of the code point of the character to be referenced.</dd> |
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</dl> |
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</p> |
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<p>To represent <code>&#</code> as data characters, use |
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named entity reference: |
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<pre class="html example"><code>&amp;#</code></pre> |
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</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="bare hcro" |
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class="tokenize-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">The hexadecimal representation of the code position |
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of a character must be specified after <code>&#x</code>.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>The string <code>&#x</code> or <code>&#X</code> which |
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is not part of any reference appears in the input stream. |
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The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>The string <code>&#x</code> or <code>&#X</code> must |
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be the first three characters of a hexadecimal reference: |
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<pre class="html example"><code>&#x<var>h</var>;</code></pre> |
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where <var>h</var> is the hexadecimal representation |
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of the code point of the character to be referenced.</p> |
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<p>To represent <code>&#x</code> as data characters, use |
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named entity reference: |
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<pre class="html example"><code>&amp;#x</code></pre> |
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</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="dash in comment" |
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class="tokenize-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">There is a <code>--</code> sequence |
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in a comment.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>There is a <code>-</code> (<code>U+002D</code> |
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<code class="charname">HYPHEN-MINUS</code>) character |
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at the end of the comment or a <code>--</code> sequence |
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in the comment. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>Comments cannot contain a string <code>--</code>, as in XML. |
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Unlike SGML, there cannot be more than one comments |
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(where <i>comment</i> is an SGML term) in the comment |
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declaration.</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="duplicate attribute" |
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class="tokenize-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">There are two attributes with same name.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>There are more than one attributes with the same |
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name in a tag. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>The <code>motion</code> attribute is not part of the HTML standard. |
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Use <code>img</code> element with animation GIF instead.</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="nestc" |
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class="tokenize-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">Void element syntax (<code>/></code>) cannot be |
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used for this element.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>Void element syntax (<code>/></code>) must not be used |
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for the element. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>The void element syntax can only be |
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used for <code>base</code>, <code>link</code>, <code>meta</code>, |
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<code>hr</code>, <code>br</code>, <code>img</code>, |
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<code>embed</code>, <code>param</code>, <code>area</code>, |
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<code>col</code>, and <code>input</code> elements.</p> |
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<p>Note that, unlike in XML, the void element syntax has |
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no effect in HTML.</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="pio" |
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class="tokenize-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">Processing instruction |
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(<code><?<var>...</var>?></code>) cannot be used.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>Processing instructions (<code><?<var>...</var>?></code>), |
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including XML declaration (<code><?xml <var>...</var>?></code>) |
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and XML style sheet <abbr title="processing instruction">PI</abbr> |
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(<code><xml-stylesheet <var>...</var>?></code>), are not allowed |
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in the HTML syntax. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>If it is necessary to embed a processing instruction |
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in the HTML document, you must use the XML syntax instead.</p> |
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<p>In the HTML syntax, XML declaration is not necessary.</p> |
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<p>Instead of XML style sheet, |
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<abbr title="processing instruction">PI</abbr>s, you must |
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use the HTML <code>link</code> element whose <code>rel</code> |
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attribute is set to <code>stylesheet</code> (or <code>alternate |
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stylesheet</code> for an aleternate style sheet).</p> |
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<p>Web browsers will parse processing instructions as bogus |
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comments. Some legacy Web browsers, such as IE:mac and |
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some mobile browsers, will display processing instructions |
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as string.</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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</section> |
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<section id="html5-parse-errors"> |
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<h2>HTML5 Parse Errors in Tree Construction Stage</h2> |
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<d:item name="after head" |
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class="parse-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">The <code><var>$0</var></code> element cannot be |
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inserted between <code>head</code> and <code>body</code> elements.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>A start tag appears after the <code>head</code> element is closed |
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but before the <code>body</code> element is opened. |
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The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="DOCTYPE in the middle" |
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class="parse-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">A <code>DOCTYPE</code> appears after any |
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element or data character has been seen.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>A <code>DOCTYPE</code> appears after any element or data character |
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has been seen. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>The <code>DOCTYPE</code> must be placed before any |
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tag, reference, or data character. Only white space characters |
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and comments can be inserted before the <code>DOCTYPE</code>.</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="in a:a" |
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class="parse-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">Anchor cannot be nested.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>HTML <code>a</code> elements cannot be nested. |
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The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>In the HTML syntax, a start tag of the <code>a</code> |
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implies the end tag of any opening <code>a</code> element.</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="in body" |
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class="parse-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">Tag <code><<var>$0</var>></code> |
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is not allowed in a <code>body</code> element.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>The start or end tag of an element, which |
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cannot be a descendant of <code>body</code> element, appears |
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in the input stream while the <code>body</code> element has been opened. |
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The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="in head:head" |
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class="parse-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">Start tag <code><<var>head</var>></code> |
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is not allowed in the <code>head</code> element.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>There is a start tag <code><head></code> in the |
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<code><head></code> element. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>In an HTML document there must not be more than |
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one <code>head</code> element, therefore no more than one |
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start tag <code><head></code> can appear in the input stream.</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="in table" |
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class="parse-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">Tag <code><<var>$0</var>></code> |
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is not allowed in a <code>table</code> element.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>The start or end tag of an element, which |
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cannot be a child of <code>table</code> element, appears |
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in the input stream while the <code>table</code> element has been opened |
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but no other element has been opened. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>In <code>table</code>, only table related elements |
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are allowed; any other element must be contained in |
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<code>td</code> or <code>th</code> element to form |
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a part of the table, or <code>caption</code> element to create |
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a table caption.</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="in table:#character" |
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class="parse-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">Data character is not allowed in |
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<code>table</code>.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>A data character appears in <code>table</code>. The document |
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is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>In <code>table</code>, only table related elements |
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are allowed; any other element and data character must be contained in |
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<code>td</code> or <code>th</code> element to form |
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a part of the table, or <code>caption</code> element to create |
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a table caption.</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="missing start tag:tr" |
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class="parse-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">Start tag of <code>tr</code> |
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element is missing.</d:message> |
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<d:desc> |
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<p>Start tag of a <code>tr</code> element, which is <em>not</em> |
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optional, is missing. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>In a table section, a <code><tr></code> start tag |
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must occur before any <code><td></code> or |
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<code><th></code> start tag. Though the HTML5 parser |
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implies the <code><tr></code> start tag before |
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these start tags, it must be explicitly specified.</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="no DOCTYPE" |
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class="parse-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">This document does not start with the |
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<code>DOCTYPE</code>.</d:message> |
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<d:desc> |
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<p>The document does not start with a <code>DOCTYPE</code>. |
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The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>An HTML document must start by a <code>DOCTYPE</code>: |
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<pre class="html example"><code><!DOCTYPE HTML></code></pre> |
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</p> |
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<p>Only white space characters and comments are allowed |
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before the <code>DOCTYPE</code>.</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="not closed" |
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class="parse-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">Element <code><var>$0</var></code> is not |
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closed.</d:message> |
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<d:desc> |
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<p>End tag of an element is not found before, for example, |
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an end tag of another element appears or |
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the end of the document. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="not HTML5" |
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class="parse-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">This document is written in an old version of |
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HTML.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>The document contains a <code>DOCTYPE</code> declaration |
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that is different from HTML5 <code>DOCTYPE</code> (i.e. <code><!DOCTYPE |
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HTML></code>). The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>The document might or might not be conformant to |
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some version of HTML. However, conformance to any HTML |
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specification other than HTML5 provides for no practical |
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convenience, since Web borwsers will parse any |
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HTML document (roughly) as defined in HTML5.</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="unmatched end tag" |
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class="parse-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">Element <code><var>$0</var></code> is not |
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opened.</d:message> |
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<d:desc> |
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<p>An end tag appears though no element with the same name |
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has been opened. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>For any end tag in HTML document, there must be a |
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corresponding start tag.</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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</section> |
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<section id="element-content-model-errors"> |
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<h2>Element Content Model Errors</h2> |
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<d:item name="character not allowed" |
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class="content-model-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">Data character is not allowed in this |
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context.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>A data character appears where it is not allowed in this |
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context. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>Possible causes: |
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<dl> |
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<dt>If the erred element is an inline-level element (such |
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as <code>a</code> or <code>span</code>)</dt> |
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<dd><p>A data character cannot be a child |
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of certain sectioning elements such as <code>body</code>, |
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<code>section</code>, and <code>blockquote</code>.</p> |
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<p>Any inline-level content must be put |
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in e.g. paragraph element such as <code>p</code>.</p></dd> |
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<dt>If the erred element is a block-level element (such as |
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<code>div</code> or <code>h<var>n</var></code>)</dt> |
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<dd><p>Though some elements such as <code>div</code>, |
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<code>li</code>, and <code>td</code> allow |
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<em>either one</em> of block-level or inline-level content |
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is allowed. If there is a block-level content, |
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any inline-level content must be put |
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in e.g. paragraph element such as <code>p</code>.</p></dd> |
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</dl> |
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</p> |
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</d:desc> |
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</d:item> |
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<d:item name="child element missing" |
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class="content-model-error"> |
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<d:message xml:lang="en">There must be a <code><var>$0</var></code> |
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element as a child of this element.</d:message> |
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<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
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<p>The content model of the element is so defined that it |
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must contain a <code><var>$0</var></code> child element. |
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The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>For example: |
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<ul> |
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<li>The <code>head</code> element must contain exactly one |
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<code>title</code> child element.</li> |
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<li><a href="#child-element-missing:td%7Cth">The <code>tr</code> |
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element must contain one or more <code>td</code> or <code>th</code> |
| 443 |
child element.</a></li> |
| 444 |
</ul> |
| 445 |
</p> |
| 446 |
</d:desc> |
| 447 |
</d:item> |
| 448 |
|
| 449 |
<d:item name="child element missing:td|th" |
| 450 |
class="content-model-error"> |
| 451 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">There must be a <code>td</code> |
| 452 |
or <code>th</code> element as a child of this element.</d:message> |
| 453 |
<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
| 454 |
<p>The <code>tr</code> element must contain at least one |
| 455 |
<code>td</code> or <code>th</code> child element. The document |
| 456 |
is non-conforming.</p> |
| 457 |
</d:desc> |
| 458 |
</d:item> |
| 459 |
|
| 460 |
<d:item name="element not allowed" |
| 461 |
class="content-model-error"> |
| 462 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">This element is not allowed in this |
| 463 |
context.</d:message> |
| 464 |
<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
| 465 |
<p>An element appears where it is not allowed. The document |
| 466 |
is non-conforming.</p> |
| 467 |
|
| 468 |
<p><strong>Note</strong>: The conformance checker does |
| 469 |
<em>not</em> support form elements yet.</p> |
| 470 |
|
| 471 |
<p>Possible causes: |
| 472 |
<dl> |
| 473 |
<dt>If the erred element is an inline-level element (such |
| 474 |
as <code>a</code> or <code>span</code>)</dt> |
| 475 |
<dd><p>An inline-level element cannot be a child |
| 476 |
of certain sectioning elements such as <code>body</code>, |
| 477 |
<code>section</code>, and <code>blockquote</code>.</p> |
| 478 |
|
| 479 |
<p>Any inline-level content must be put |
| 480 |
in e.g. paragraph element such as <code>p</code>.</p></dd> |
| 481 |
<dt>If the erred element is a block-level element (such as |
| 482 |
<code>div</code> or <code>h<var>n</var></code>)</dt> |
| 483 |
<dd><p>Though some elements such as <code>div</code>, |
| 484 |
<code>li</code>, and <code>td</code> allow |
| 485 |
<em>either one</em> of block-level or inline-level content |
| 486 |
is allowed. If there is a block-level content, |
| 487 |
any inline-level content must be put |
| 488 |
in e.g. paragraph element such as <code>p</code>.</p></dd> |
| 489 |
<dt>If the erred element is the root <code>html</code> element</dt> |
| 490 |
<dd><p>In an XHTML document, the root <code>html</code> |
| 491 |
element must have an <code>xmlns</code> attribute |
| 492 |
whose value is set to |
| 493 |
<code>http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml</code>.</p></dd> |
| 494 |
</dl> |
| 495 |
</p> |
| 496 |
</d:desc> |
| 497 |
</d:item> |
| 498 |
|
| 499 |
</section> |
| 500 |
|
| 501 |
<section id="attribute-errors"> |
| 502 |
<h2>Attribute Errors</h2> |
| 503 |
|
| 504 |
<d:item name="attribute missing" |
| 505 |
class="attribute-error"> |
| 506 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">Required attribute <code><var>$0</var></code> |
| 507 |
is not specified.</d:message> |
| 508 |
<d:desc> |
| 509 |
<p>A required attribute is not specified. The document |
| 510 |
is non-conforming.</p> |
| 511 |
|
| 512 |
<p>Some attribute is defined as <i>required</i>. |
| 513 |
For example, any <code>img</code> element must have |
| 514 |
<code>alt</code> and <code>src</code> attributes specified. |
| 515 |
Without required attributes specified, user agents |
| 516 |
cannot provide the full functionality of the element |
| 517 |
to the user.</p> |
| 518 |
</d:desc> |
| 519 |
</d:item> |
| 520 |
|
| 521 |
<d:item name="in HTML:xml:lang" |
| 522 |
class="attribute-error"> |
| 523 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">The <code>xml:lang</code> attribute is not |
| 524 |
allowed in HTML document.</d:message> |
| 525 |
<d:desc> |
| 526 |
<p>The <code>xml:lang</code> attribute is not allowed in |
| 527 |
HTML document. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 528 |
|
| 529 |
<p>The <code>lang</code> attribute in the <code>null</code> |
| 530 |
namespace for HTML elements is defined as conforming <em>only</em> for |
| 531 |
XML document.</p> |
| 532 |
|
| 533 |
<p>To specify natural language information in HTML document, |
| 534 |
use <code>lang</code> attribute instead.</p> |
| 535 |
<!-- @@ ISSUE: xml:lang in non-HTML element in DOM5 HTML created |
| 536 |
from an HTML document? --> |
| 537 |
</d:desc> |
| 538 |
</d:item> |
| 539 |
|
| 540 |
<d:item name="in XML:charset" |
| 541 |
class="attribute-error"> |
| 542 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">The <code>charset</code> attribute is not |
| 543 |
allowed in XML document.</d:message> |
| 544 |
<d:desc> |
| 545 |
<p>The <code>charset</code> attribute of a |
| 546 |
<code>meta</code> element is not allowed in XML document. |
| 547 |
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 548 |
|
| 549 |
<p>To specify the character encoding used for serialization, |
| 550 |
if necessary, use XML declaration instead: |
| 551 |
<pre class="xml example"><code><?xml version="1.0" encoding="<var>encoding-name</var>"?></code></pre> |
| 552 |
</p> |
| 553 |
</d:desc> |
| 554 |
</d:item> |
| 555 |
|
| 556 |
<d:item name="in XML:lang" |
| 557 |
class="attribute-error"> |
| 558 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">The <code>lang</code> attribute is not |
| 559 |
allowed in XML document.</d:message> |
| 560 |
<d:desc> |
| 561 |
<p>The HTML <code>lang</code> attribute is not allowed in |
| 562 |
XML document. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 563 |
|
| 564 |
<p>The <code>lang</code> attribute in <code>null</code> |
| 565 |
namespace for HTML elements is defined as conforming <em>only</em> for |
| 566 |
HTML document.</p> |
| 567 |
|
| 568 |
<p>To specify natural language information in XML document, |
| 569 |
use <code>xml:lang</code> attribute instead.</p> |
| 570 |
</d:desc> |
| 571 |
</d:item> |
| 572 |
|
| 573 |
<d:item name="in XML:xmlns" |
| 574 |
class="attribute-error"> |
| 575 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">The <code>xmlns</code> attribute |
| 576 |
in the <code>null</code> namespace is not allowed in |
| 577 |
XHTML document. The document is non-conforming.</d:message> |
| 578 |
<d:desc> |
| 579 |
<p>The <code>xmlns</code> attribute in the <code>null</code> |
| 580 |
namespace is not allowed in XHTML document.</p> |
| 581 |
|
| 582 |
<p>This error should not occur in conformance-checking |
| 583 |
static documents.</p> |
| 584 |
</d:desc> |
| 585 |
</d:item> |
| 586 |
|
| 587 |
</section> |
| 588 |
|
| 589 |
<section id="attribute-value-errors"> |
| 590 |
<h2>Attribute Value Errors</h2> |
| 591 |
|
| 592 |
<d:item name="enumerated:invalid" |
| 593 |
class="attribute-value-error"> |
| 594 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">This attribute only allow a limited set of |
| 595 |
values and the specified value is not one of them.</d:message> |
| 596 |
</d:item> |
| 597 |
|
| 598 |
<d:item name="duplicate ID" |
| 599 |
class="attribute-value-error"> |
| 600 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">This identifier has already been |
| 601 |
assigned to another element.</d:message> |
| 602 |
<!-- @@ <id=a xml:id=a>? --> |
| 603 |
</d:item> |
| 604 |
|
| 605 |
<d:item name="link type:bad context" |
| 606 |
class="attribute-value-error"> |
| 607 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">The link type <code><var>$0</var></code> |
| 608 |
cannot be specified for this element.</d:message> |
| 609 |
<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
| 610 |
<p>The specified link type cannot be used for the element. |
| 611 |
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 612 |
|
| 613 |
<p>Link types are associated with limited set of elements. |
| 614 |
They cannot be used with other elements.</p> |
| 615 |
|
| 616 |
<p>For example, link type <code>bookmark</code> |
| 617 |
can be used with <code>a</code> or <code>area</code> element, |
| 618 |
while it cannot be used with <code>link</code> element.</p> |
| 619 |
</d:desc> |
| 620 |
</d:item> |
| 621 |
|
| 622 |
<d:item name="link type:non-conforming" |
| 623 |
class="attribute-value-error"> |
| 624 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">The link type <code><var>$0</var></code> |
| 625 |
is non-conforming.</d:message> |
| 626 |
<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
| 627 |
<p>The specified link type is non-conforming. The entire document |
| 628 |
is non-conforming.</p> |
| 629 |
|
| 630 |
<p>For example, in place of non-conforming link type <code>copyright</code> |
| 631 |
you must use link type <code>license</code>.</p> |
| 632 |
</d:desc> |
| 633 |
</d:item> |
| 634 |
|
| 635 |
<d:item name="reserved browsing context name" |
| 636 |
class="attribute-value-error"> |
| 637 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">This browsing context name is reserved.</d:message> |
| 638 |
<d:item> |
| 639 |
<p>The specified browsing context name is reserved. |
| 640 |
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 641 |
|
| 642 |
<p>Names of browsing contexts starting with <code>_</code> |
| 643 |
(<code>U+005F</code> <code class="charname">LOW LINE</code>) |
| 644 |
are reserved so that it must not be used.</p> |
| 645 |
|
| 646 |
<p>Old version of HTML, non-HTML markup languages, and |
| 647 |
Web browsers define or implements special reserved |
| 648 |
browsing context names <code>_blank</code>, |
| 649 |
<code>_main</code>, and <code>_replace</code>. |
| 650 |
However, they are <em>not</em> conforming attribute values.</p> |
| 651 |
</d:item> |
| 652 |
</d:item> |
| 653 |
|
| 654 |
</section> |
| 655 |
|
| 656 |
<section id="attribute-value-warnings"> |
| 657 |
<h2>Attribute Value Warnings</h2> |
| 658 |
|
| 659 |
<d:item name="link type:proposed" level="s" |
| 660 |
class="attribute-value-warning should"> |
| 661 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">Link type <code><var>$0</var></code> |
| 662 |
is proposed but not accepted yet; it <em>should not</em> be |
| 663 |
used until it has been accepted.</d:message> |
| 664 |
<d:desc> |
| 665 |
<p>The link type is in the <i>proposed</i> status; it |
| 666 |
<em>should not</em> be used until it has been |
| 667 |
accepted.</p> |
| 668 |
|
| 669 |
<p><strong>Warning</strong>: The data served to the |
| 670 |
conforming checker might be out of date; it might have already |
| 671 |
been accepted or rejected, depending on which the document |
| 672 |
might be conforming or non-conforming. See WHATWG Wiki |
| 673 |
for the latest information.</p> |
| 674 |
</d:desc> |
| 675 |
</d:item> |
| 676 |
|
| 677 |
</section> |
| 678 |
|
| 679 |
<section id="table-model-errors"> |
| 680 |
<h2>Table Model Errors</h2> |
| 681 |
|
| 682 |
<d:item name="table:colspan creates column with no anchored cell" |
| 683 |
class="table-model-error"> |
| 684 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">This <code>colspan</code> attribute |
| 685 |
results in creating a table column that does not contain |
| 686 |
any cell anchored to it.</d:message> |
| 687 |
</d:item> |
| 688 |
|
| 689 |
<d:item name="table:no cell in last row" |
| 690 |
class="table-model-error"> |
| 691 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">The table has no cell (<code>td</code> or |
| 692 |
<code>th</code>) in the last row.</d:message> |
| 693 |
</d:item> |
| 694 |
|
| 695 |
</section> |
| 696 |
|
| 697 |
<section id="imt-warnings"> |
| 698 |
<h2>Internet Media Type Warnings</h2> |
| 699 |
|
| 700 |
<d:item name="IMT:obsolete subtype" |
| 701 |
class="should" level="s"> |
| 702 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">An <em>obsolete</em> subtype is used.</d:message> |
| 703 |
</d:item> |
| 704 |
|
| 705 |
<d:item name="IMT:private subtype" |
| 706 |
class="should" level="s"> |
| 707 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">A private (<code>x-</code> or <code>x.</code>) |
| 708 |
subtype is used.</d:message> |
| 709 |
</d:item> |
| 710 |
|
| 711 |
<d:item name="IMT:unregistered subtype" |
| 712 |
class="should" level="s"> |
| 713 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">The subtype is not registered to IANA.</d:message> |
| 714 |
<!-- TODO: Unknown message?? --> |
| 715 |
</d:item> |
| 716 |
|
| 717 |
</section> |
| 718 |
|
| 719 |
<section id="uri-errors"> |
| 720 |
<h2>URI (or IRI) Errors</h2> |
| 721 |
|
| 722 |
<d:item name="URI::syntax error" |
| 723 |
class="must" level="m"> |
| 724 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">This string is syntactically not an IRI.</d:message> |
| 725 |
</d:item> |
| 726 |
|
| 727 |
</section> |
| 728 |
|
| 729 |
<section id="uri-warnings"> |
| 730 |
<h2>URI (or IRI) Warnings</h2> |
| 731 |
|
| 732 |
<d:item name="URI::dot-segment" |
| 733 |
class="should" level="s"> |
| 734 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">Dot-segment (<code>.</code> or |
| 735 |
<code>..</code>) should not occur in an absolute reference.</d:message> |
| 736 |
<d:desc> |
| 737 |
<p>Dot-segment (<code>.</code> or <code>..</code>) should |
| 738 |
not occur in an absolute reference.</p> |
| 739 |
|
| 740 |
<p>In relative references, dot-segments are used to represent |
| 741 |
the current (<code>.</code>) or the parent (<code>..</code>) |
| 742 |
hierarchy of the path. Though they are also allowed |
| 743 |
in absolute references, it should be resolved to the |
| 744 |
canonical form before it has been published.</p> |
| 745 |
</d:desc> |
| 746 |
</d:item> |
| 747 |
|
| 748 |
<d:item name="URI::empty path" |
| 749 |
class="should" level="s"> |
| 750 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">This IRI should explicitly end with |
| 751 |
<code>/</code>.</d:message> |
| 752 |
</d:item> |
| 753 |
|
| 754 |
<d:item name="URI::lowercase hexadecimal digit" |
| 755 |
class="should" level="s"> |
| 756 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">Hexadecimal digit in percent-encoding |
| 757 |
should be in lowercase.</d:message> |
| 758 |
<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
| 759 |
<p>The hexadecimal digit in percent-encoding string in the IRI |
| 760 |
is in lowercase. Though the IRI <em>is</em> conforming, |
| 761 |
it should be in uppercase.</p> |
| 762 |
</d:desc> |
| 763 |
</d:item> |
| 764 |
|
| 765 |
<d:item name="URI::percent-encoded unreserved" |
| 766 |
class="should" level="s"> |
| 767 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">An unreserved character is |
| 768 |
percent-encoded.</d:message> |
| 769 |
<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
| 770 |
<p>An unreserved character is percent-encoded in the IRI. |
| 771 |
Though it <em>is</em> conforming, it should be in the |
| 772 |
decoded (or bare) form.</p> |
| 773 |
</d:desc> |
| 774 |
</d:item> |
| 775 |
|
| 776 |
</section> |
| 777 |
|
| 778 |
<section id="unsupported-messages"> |
| 779 |
<h2><i>Unsupported</i> Messages</h2> |
| 780 |
|
| 781 |
<d:item name="attribute" |
| 782 |
class="unsupported" level="unsupported"> |
| 783 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">This attribute is not supported by the |
| 784 |
conformance checker; <em>it might or might not be conforming</em>.</d:message> |
| 785 |
<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
| 786 |
<p>The conformant checker does not support the attribute. |
| 787 |
It cannot determine whether the document is conforming or not.</p> |
| 788 |
</d:desc> |
| 789 |
</d:item> |
| 790 |
|
| 791 |
<d:item name="element" |
| 792 |
class="unsupported" level="unsupported"> |
| 793 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">This element is not supported by the |
| 794 |
conformance checker; <em>it might or might not be conforming</em>.</d:message> |
| 795 |
<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
| 796 |
<p>The conformant checker does not support the element. |
| 797 |
It cannot determine whether the document is conforming or not.</p> |
| 798 |
</d:desc> |
| 799 |
</d:item> |
| 800 |
|
| 801 |
<d:item name="link type" |
| 802 |
class="unsupported" level="unsupported"> |
| 803 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">The link type <code><var>$0</var></code> is not |
| 804 |
standardized or registered at the time of the release of the conformance |
| 805 |
checker; <em>it is non-conforming unless it has now been |
| 806 |
registered</em>.</d:message> |
| 807 |
<d:desc xml:lang="en"> |
| 808 |
<p>The <code>rel</code> attribute is defined as a list of link types. |
| 809 |
Some common link types are defined in the HTML5 specification. |
| 810 |
Additional link types can be registered to the WHATWG Wiki. |
| 811 |
use of any other link type is non-conforming.</p> |
| 812 |
|
| 813 |
<p>The specified link type is not part of the standard or registry |
| 814 |
when the database used by the conformance cheker is created. |
| 815 |
The link type might have been added to the registry since then. |
| 816 |
In such case it might be conforming. Otherwise, the |
| 817 |
document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 818 |
</d:desc> |
| 819 |
</d:item> |
| 820 |
|
| 821 |
<d:item name="event handler" |
| 822 |
class="unsupported" level="unsupported"> |
| 823 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">Conformance checking for event handler attribute |
| 824 |
is not supported; <em>it might or might not be conforming.</em></d:message> |
| 825 |
</d:item> |
| 826 |
|
| 827 |
<d:item name="language tag" |
| 828 |
class="unsupported" level="unsupported"> |
| 829 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">Conformance checking for language tag |
| 830 |
is not supported; <em>it might or might not be conforming.</em></d:message> |
| 831 |
</d:item> |
| 832 |
|
| 833 |
<d:item name="media query" |
| 834 |
class="unsupported" level="unsupported"> |
| 835 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">Conformance checking for media query |
| 836 |
is not supported; <em>it might or might not be conforming.</em></d:message> |
| 837 |
</d:item> |
| 838 |
|
| 839 |
<d:item name="script" |
| 840 |
class="unsupported" level="unsupported"> |
| 841 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">Conformance checking for script |
| 842 |
language <code><var>$0</var></code> is not supported; |
| 843 |
<em>it might or might not be conforming.</em></d:message> |
| 844 |
</d:item> |
| 845 |
|
| 846 |
<d:item name="style" |
| 847 |
class="unsupported" level="unsupported"> |
| 848 |
<d:message xml:lang="en">Conformance checking for style |
| 849 |
language <code><var>$0</var></code> is not supported; |
| 850 |
<em>it might or might not be conforming.</em></d:message> |
| 851 |
</d:item> |
| 852 |
|
| 853 |
</section> |
| 854 |
|
| 855 |
<d:catalog> |
| 856 |
manakaiCompatMode:quirks;;Quirks Mode |
| 857 |
manakaiCompatMode:limited quirks;;Limited Quirks Mode |
| 858 |
manakaiCompatMode:no quirks;;No Quirks Mode |
| 859 |
|
| 860 |
manakaiIsHTML:1;;HTML Document |
| 861 |
manakaiIsHTML:0;;XML Document |
| 862 |
</d:catalog> |
| 863 |
|
| 864 |
<section id="license"> |
| 865 |
<h2>License of This Document</h2> |
| 866 |
|
| 867 |
<p>Copyright 2007 <a href="http://suika.fam.cx/~wakaba/who?">Wakaba</a></p> |
| 868 |
<p>This library is free software; you can redistribute it |
| 869 |
and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.</p> |
| 870 |
</section> |
| 871 |
|
| 872 |
<!-- $Date: 2007/07/16 13:56:26 $ --> |
| 873 |
</body> |
| 874 |
</html> |