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<!DOCTYPE html><html id="error-description" lang="en" xmlns:d="http://suika.fam.cx/~wakaba/archive/2007/wdcc-desc/" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> |
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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 href="cc-style" rel="stylesheet"> |
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<link href="#license" rel="license"> |
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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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<div class="section parse-error" id="after-html"><h3>Tag <code><<var>$0</var>></code> |
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is not allowed after the end tag <code></html></code>.</h3> |
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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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<div class="section parse-error" id="after-body"><h3>Tag <code><<var>$0</var>></code> |
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is not allowed after the end tag <code></body></code>.</h3> |
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<p>The start or end tag of an element appears after the |
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<code>body</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 <code>head</code> |
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contents and comments must be put into the <code>body</code> |
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element.</p> |
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<div class="section tokenize-error" id="bare-ero"><h3>The <code>&</code> character must |
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introduce a reference.</h3> |
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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><strong>Any <code>&</code> character in URI (or IRI) |
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must be escaped as <code>&amp;</code>.</strong></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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<dt>Named entity reference</dt> |
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<dd><pre class="html example"> |
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<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"> |
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<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"> |
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<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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<code>&amp;</code></pre> |
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</p> |
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<div class="section tokenize-error" id="bare-etago"><h3>A <code></</code> string is not followed |
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by a tag name.</h3> |
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<p>There is a <code><</code> (<code>U+003C</code> |
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<code class="charname">LESS-THAN SIGN</code>) character |
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immediately followed by a <code>/</code> (<code>U+005F</code> |
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<code>SOLIDUS</code>) character, which is not part |
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of any end tag, in the input stream. The document |
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is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>The <code></</code> sequence immediately followed |
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by an <abbr title="End of file pseudo-character">EOF</abbr> is |
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interpreted as a string data of <code></</code>.</p> |
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<p>The <code></</code> sequence as string data must |
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be escaped as: |
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<pre class="html example"> |
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<code>&lt;/</code></pre> |
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<div class="section tokenize-error" id="bare-stago"><h3>A <code><</code> character is not followed |
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by tag name or by a <code>!</code> character.</h3> |
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<p>A <code><</code> (<code>U+003C</code> |
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<code class="charname">LESS-THAN SIGN</code>) character which is not part |
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of any markup appears 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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<code>&lt;</code></pre> |
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<div class="section tokenize-error" id="bare-nero"><h3>The decimal representation of the code position |
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of a character must be specified after <code>&#</code>.</h3> |
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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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of a reference: |
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<dt>Numeric character reference</dt> |
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<dd><pre class="html example"> |
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<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"> |
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<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>To represent <code>&#</code> as data characters, use |
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a named entity reference for the <code>&</code> character: |
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<pre class="html example"> |
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<code>&amp;#</code></pre> |
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<div class="section tokenize-error" id="bare-hcro"><h3>The hexadecimal representation of the code position |
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of a character must be specified after <code>&#x</code>.</h3> |
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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"> |
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<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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a named entity reference for the <code>&</code> character: |
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<pre class="html example"> |
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<code>&amp;#x</code></pre> |
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<div class="section tokenize-error" id="bogus-comment"><h3>String <code><!</code> is not followed |
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by <code>--</code>.</h3> |
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<p>There is a <code><</code> (<code>U+003C</code> |
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<code class="charname">LESS-THAN SIGN</code>) character |
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followed by a <code>!</code> (<code>U+0021</code> |
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<code class="charname">EXCLAMATION MARK</code>) character, |
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which is not followed by a <code>--</code> or |
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<code>!DOCTYPE</code>. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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<dt>Comments</dt> |
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<dd>In HTML documents, comments must be introduced by |
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<code><!--</code> (<code><!</code> <em>immediately</em> followed |
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by <em>two</em> <code>-</code>s) and must be terminated by |
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<code>--></code>. Strings <code><!</code> not followed |
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<code>-</code> are not valid open delimiters for comments.</dd> |
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<dt>Marked sections, including <code>CDATA</code> sections</dt> |
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<dd>Marked sections are not allowed in HTML documents.</dd> |
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<dt>Markup declarations</dt> |
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<dd>Markup declarations, except <code>DOCTYPE</code> |
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and comment declarations, are not allowed in HTML documents.</dd> |
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<dt>String <code><!</code></dt> |
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<dd>String <code><!</code> must be escaped as |
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<code>&lt;!</code>.</dd> |
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<div class="section tokenize-error" id="bogus-end-tag"><h3>String <code></</code> is not followed |
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<p>There is a <code><</code> (<code>U+003C</code> |
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<code class="charname">LESS-THAN SIGN</code>) character |
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immediately followed by a <code>/</code> (<code>U+005F</code> |
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<code>SOLIDUS</code>) character, which is not part |
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of any end tag, in the input stream. The document |
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is non-conforming.</p> |
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<p>The <code></</code> sequence not followed by a |
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tag name is parsed as an opening of bogus comment.</p> |
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<div class="section tokenize-error" id="dash-in-comment"><h3>There is a <code>--</code> sequence |
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<p>There is a <code>-</code> (<code>U+002D</code> |
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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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(where <i>comment</i> is an SGML term) in the comment |
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declaration.</p> |
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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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<div class="section tokenize-error" id="nestc"><h3>Polytheistic slash (<code>/></code>) cannot be |
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used for this element.</h3> |
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<p>Polytheistic slash (<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 polytheistic slash can only be |
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used for <code>base</code>, <code>link</code>, <code>meta</code>, |
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<code>col</code>, and <code>input</code> elements.</p> |
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<dt><code><script/></code></dt> |
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<dd><p>The polytheistic slash cannot be used for <code>script</code> |
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element. Even for an empty <code>script</code> element, |
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there must be an explicit end tag <code></script></code>.</p> |
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<p><strong>NOTE</strong>: Though some user agents interpret |
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polytheistic slash for <code>script</code> element as the |
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closing of the element, such usage is not allowed under |
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the current standard.</p></dd> |
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<dt><code><basefont/></code>, <code><bgsound/></code>, |
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<code><spacer/></code>, <code><wbr/></code></dt> |
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<dd>These elements are themselves non-conforming.</dd> |
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<dt><code><command/></code>, <code><event-source/></code>, |
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<code><nest/></code>, or <code><source/></code></dt> |
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<dd>Future revision of HTML5 parsing algorithm is expected |
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to allow polytheistic slash for these elements.</dd> |
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<dt><code><a/></code>, <code><p/></code></dt> |
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<dd>These elements are not always empty and therefore |
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polytheistic slash is not allowed.</dd> |
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<p>Note that, unlike in XML, the polytheistic slash has |
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no effect in HTML.</p> |
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(<code><?<var>...</var>></code>) cannot be used.</h3> |
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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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<dt><code><?xbl?></code> (<abbr>XBL</abbr> Association)</dt> |
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<dd>An <abbr>XBL</abbr> binding cannot be associated by |
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<abbr title="processing instruction">PI</abbr> in <abbr>HTML</abbr> |
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document. Use <code>binding</code> property in <abbr>CSS</abbr> |
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style sheet.</dd> |
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<dt><code><?xml?></code> (XML declaration)</dt> |
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<dd>XML declaration is unnecessary for HTML documents.</dd> |
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<dt><code><?xml-stylesheet?></code> (XML style sheet |
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<abbr title="processing instruction">PI</abbr>)</dt> |
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<dd>Use HTML <code>link</code> element with <code>rel</code> |
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attribute set to <code>stylesheet</code> (or, |
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<code>alternate stylesheet</code> for an alternate style |
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sheet).</dd> |
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<dt><code><?php?></code> or |
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<code><? <var>... <abbr>PHP</abbr> code ...</var> ?></code> |
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(<abbr>PHP</abbr> code)</dt> |
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<dd>The conformance checker does <em>not</em> support |
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checking for PHP source documents.</dd> |
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<dt>Other processing instructions</dt> |
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<dd>Processing instructions cannot be inserted in an HTML |
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document. Use XML document or insert |
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<code>ProcessingInstruction</code> node by scripting.</dd> |
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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 Web browsers, will display processing instructions |
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as string.</p> |
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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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<div class="section parse-error" id="after-head"><h3>The <code><var>$0</var></code> element cannot be |
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inserted between <code>head</code> and <code>body</code> elements.</h3> |
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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. |
315 |
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The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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</div> |
317 |
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|
|
318 |
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<div class="section parse-error" id="DOCTYPE-in-the-middle"><h3>A <code>DOCTYPE</code> appears after any |
319 |
|
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element or data character has been seen.</h3> |
320 |
|
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<p>A <code>DOCTYPE</code> appears after any element or data character |
321 |
|
|
has been seen. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
322 |
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|
323 |
|
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<p>The <code>DOCTYPE</code> must be placed before any |
324 |
|
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tag, reference, or data character. Only white space characters |
325 |
|
|
and comments can be inserted before the <code>DOCTYPE</code>.</p> |
326 |
|
|
</div> |
327 |
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|
328 |
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1.5 |
<div class="section parse-error" id="in-a:a"><h3>Anchor cannot be nested.</h3> |
329 |
|
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<p>HTML <code>a</code> elements cannot be nested. |
330 |
|
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The document is non-conforming.</p> |
331 |
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|
332 |
|
|
<p>In the HTML syntax, a start tag of the <code>a</code> |
333 |
|
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implies the end tag of any opening <code>a</code> element.</p> |
334 |
|
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</div> |
335 |
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|
336 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
<div class="section parse-error" id="in-body"><h3>Tag <code><<var>$0</var>></code> |
337 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
is not allowed in the <code>body</code> element.</h3> |
338 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
<p>The start or end tag of an element, which |
339 |
|
|
cannot be a descendant of <code>body</code> element, appears |
340 |
|
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in the input stream while the <code>body</code> element has been opened. |
341 |
|
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The document is non-conforming.</p> |
342 |
|
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</div> |
343 |
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|
344 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<div class="section parse-error" id="in-head:head"><h3>Start tag <code><head></code> |
345 |
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1.6 |
is not allowed in the <code>head</code> element.</h3> |
346 |
|
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<p>There is a start tag <code><head></code> in the |
347 |
|
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<code><head></code> element. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
348 |
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|
349 |
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<p>In an HTML document there must not be more than |
350 |
|
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one <code>head</code> element, therefore no more than one |
351 |
|
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start tag <code><head></code> can appear in the input stream.</p> |
352 |
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</div> |
353 |
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|
354 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<div class="section parse-error" id="in-table"><h3>Tag <code><<var>$0</var>></code> |
355 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
is not allowed in a <code>table</code> element.</h3> |
356 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
<p>The start or end tag of an element, which |
357 |
|
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cannot be a child of <code>table</code> element, appears |
358 |
|
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in the input stream while the <code>table</code> element has been opened |
359 |
|
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but no other element has been opened. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
360 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
|
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|
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<p>In <code>table</code>, only table related elements |
362 |
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|
are allowed; any other element must be contained in |
363 |
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<code>td</code> or <code>th</code> element to form |
364 |
|
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a part of the table, or <code>caption</code> element to create |
365 |
|
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a table caption.</p> |
366 |
|
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</div> |
367 |
|
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|
368 |
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<div class="section parse-error" id="in-table:#character"><h3>Data character is not allowed in |
369 |
|
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<code>table</code>.</h3> |
370 |
|
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<p>A data character appears in <code>table</code>. The document |
371 |
|
|
is non-conforming.</p> |
372 |
|
|
|
373 |
|
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<p>In <code>table</code>, only table related elements |
374 |
|
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are allowed; any other element and data character must be contained in |
375 |
|
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<code>td</code> or <code>th</code> element to form |
376 |
|
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a part of the table, or <code>caption</code> element to create |
377 |
|
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a table caption.</p> |
378 |
|
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</div> |
379 |
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|
|
380 |
|
|
<div class="section parse-error" id="missing-start-tag:tr"><h3>Start tag of <code>tr</code> |
381 |
|
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element is missing.</h3> |
382 |
|
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<p>Start tag of a <code>tr</code> element, which is <em>not</em> |
383 |
|
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optional, is missing. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
384 |
|
|
|
385 |
|
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<p>In a table section, a <code><tr></code> start tag |
386 |
|
|
must occur before any <code><td></code> or |
387 |
|
|
<code><th></code> start tag. Though the HTML5 parser |
388 |
|
|
implies the <code><tr></code> start tag before |
389 |
|
|
these start tags, it must be explicitly specified.</p> |
390 |
|
|
</div> |
391 |
|
|
|
392 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section parse-error" id="no-DOCTYPE"><h3>This document does not start with a |
393 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<code>DOCTYPE</code>.</h3> |
394 |
|
|
<p>The document does not start with a <code>DOCTYPE</code>. |
395 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
396 |
|
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|
397 |
|
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<p>An HTML document must start by a <code>DOCTYPE</code>: |
398 |
|
|
<pre class="html example"> |
399 |
|
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<code><!DOCTYPE HTML></code></pre> |
400 |
|
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</p> |
401 |
|
|
|
402 |
|
|
<p>Only white space characters and comments are allowed |
403 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
before the <code>DOCTYPE</code>. XML declaration is <em>not</em> |
404 |
|
|
allowed in HTML document.</p> |
405 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
</div> |
406 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
407 |
|
|
<div class="section parse-error" id="not-closed"><h3>Element <code><var>$0</var></code> is not |
408 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
closed.</h3> |
409 |
|
|
<p>End tag of an element is not found before, for example, |
410 |
|
|
an end tag of another element appears or |
411 |
|
|
the end of the document. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
412 |
wakaba |
1.10 |
|
413 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<p>Only <code>body</code>, <code>colgroup</code>, <code>dd</code>, |
414 |
|
|
<code>dt</code>, <code>head</code>, <code>html</code>, <code>li</code>, |
415 |
wakaba |
1.10 |
<code>ol</code>, <code>option</code>, <code>optgroup</code>, |
416 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<code>p</code>, <code>rb</code>, <code>rp</code>, <code>rt</code>, |
417 |
|
|
<code>tbody</code>, <code>td</code>, <code>tfoot</code>, |
418 |
|
|
<code>th</code>, <code>thead</code>, <code>tr</code>, |
419 |
|
|
<code>ul</code> end tag can be omitted in HTML documents. |
420 |
wakaba |
1.10 |
For any element except for void element, there must be an explicit |
421 |
|
|
end tag.</p> |
422 |
|
|
|
423 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<dl class="switch"> |
424 |
|
|
<dt>HTML <code>canvas</code> element</dt> |
425 |
|
|
<dd>Though the element is void in earlier versions of Safari, |
426 |
|
|
the <code>canvas</code> element is <em>no</em> longer |
427 |
|
|
defined as empty. There must be an end tag |
428 |
|
|
<code></canvas></code>.</dd> |
429 |
|
|
</dl> |
430 |
|
|
|
431 |
wakaba |
1.10 |
<p>Note that misnesting tags, such as |
432 |
|
|
<code class="bad example"><a><b></a></b></code>, are not |
433 |
|
|
allowed and they also cause this error.</p> |
434 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
</div> |
435 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
436 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section parse-error" id="not-first-start-tag"><h3>This <code><html></code> tag is not |
437 |
|
|
the first start tag.</h3> |
438 |
|
|
<p>There is a start tag of the <code>html</code> element |
439 |
|
|
that it not the first start tag in the input stream. |
440 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
441 |
|
|
|
442 |
|
|
<p>In an HTML document, there cannot be more than one |
443 |
|
|
<code>html</code> element and therefore there cannot be |
444 |
|
|
more than one <code><html></code> tag. In addition, |
445 |
|
|
nothing can be placed before the <code><html></code> tag |
446 |
|
|
except a <code>DOCTYPE</code>, white space characters, |
447 |
|
|
and comments.</p> |
448 |
|
|
</div> |
449 |
|
|
|
450 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
<div class="section parse-error" id="not-HTML5"><h3>This document is written in an old version of |
451 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
HTML.</h3> |
452 |
|
|
<p>The document contains a <code>DOCTYPE</code> declaration |
453 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
that is different from HTML5 <code>DOCTYPE</code> (i.e. |
454 |
|
|
<code><!DOCTYPE HTML></code>). The document is non-conforming.</p> |
455 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
|
456 |
|
|
<p>The document might or might not be conformant to |
457 |
|
|
some version of HTML. However, conformance to any HTML |
458 |
|
|
specification other than HTML5 provides for no practical |
459 |
|
|
convenience, since Web borwsers will parse any |
460 |
|
|
HTML document (roughly) as defined in HTML5.</p> |
461 |
|
|
</div> |
462 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
463 |
|
|
<div class="section parse-error" id="unmatched-end-tag"><h3>Element <code><var>$0</var></code> is not |
464 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
opened.</h3> |
465 |
|
|
<p>An end tag appears though no element with the same name |
466 |
|
|
has been opened. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
467 |
|
|
|
468 |
|
|
<p>For any end tag in HTML document, there must be a |
469 |
|
|
corresponding start tag.</p> |
470 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
|
471 |
|
|
<dl class="switch"> |
472 |
|
|
<dt>HTML <code>base</code>, <code>basefont</code>, |
473 |
|
|
<code>bgsound</code>, <code>br</code>, <code>col</code>, |
474 |
|
|
<code>embed</code>, <code>frame</code>, <code>hr</code>, |
475 |
|
|
<code>image</code>, <code>img</code>, <code>input</code>, |
476 |
|
|
<code>isindex</code>, <code>link</code>, <code>meta</code>, |
477 |
|
|
<code>param</code>, <code>spacer</code>, or <code>wbr</code> element</dt> |
478 |
|
|
<dd>End tag is not allowed for these elements, since |
479 |
|
|
those content must always be empty. Remove end tag.</dd> |
480 |
|
|
<!-- keygen --> |
481 |
|
|
<!-- command, event-source, nest, source --> |
482 |
|
|
</dl> |
483 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
</div> |
484 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
485 |
|
|
</section> |
486 |
|
|
|
487 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
<section id="element-content-model-errors"> |
488 |
|
|
<h2>Element Content Model Errors</h2> |
489 |
|
|
|
490 |
|
|
<div class="section content-model-error" id="character-not-allowed"><h3>Data character is not allowed in this |
491 |
|
|
context.</h3> |
492 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<p>A data character appears where it is not allowed in this |
493 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
context. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
494 |
|
|
|
495 |
|
|
<p>Possible causes: |
496 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<ul> |
497 |
|
|
<li><p>A data character cannot be a child |
498 |
|
|
of certain sectioning elements such as <code>body</code>, |
499 |
|
|
<code>section</code>, and <code>blockquote</code>.</p> |
500 |
|
|
|
501 |
|
|
<p>Any inline-level content must be put |
502 |
|
|
in e.g. paragraph element such as <code>p</code>.</p></li> |
503 |
|
|
<li><p>Though some elements such as <code>div</code>, |
504 |
|
|
<code>li</code>, and <code>td</code> allow |
505 |
|
|
<em>either one</em> of block-level or inline-level content |
506 |
|
|
is allowed. If there is a block-level content, |
507 |
|
|
any inline-level content must be put |
508 |
|
|
in e.g. paragraph element such as <code>p</code>.</p></li> |
509 |
|
|
</ul> |
510 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
</p> |
511 |
|
|
</div> |
512 |
|
|
|
513 |
|
|
<div class="section content-model-error" id="child-element-missing"><h3>There must be a <code><var>$0</var></code> |
514 |
|
|
element as a child of this element.</h3> |
515 |
|
|
<p>The content model of the element is so defined that it |
516 |
|
|
must contain a <code><var>$0</var></code> child element. |
517 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
518 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
|
519 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<dl class="switch"> |
520 |
|
|
<dt>HTML <code>head</code> element</dt> |
521 |
|
|
<dd>There must be a <code>title</code> child element.</dd> |
522 |
|
|
<dt>HTML <code>html</code> element</dt> |
523 |
|
|
<dd>There must be a <code>head</code> child element followed |
524 |
|
|
by a <code>body</code> element.</dd> |
525 |
|
|
<dt>HTML <code>tr</code> element</dt> |
526 |
|
|
<dd><a href="#child-element-missing:td%7Cth">There must be |
527 |
|
|
one or more <code>td</code> or <code>th</code> child element.</a></dd> |
528 |
|
|
</dl> |
529 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
</div> |
530 |
|
|
|
531 |
|
|
<div class="section content-model-error" id="child-element-missing:td|th"><h3>There must be a <code>td</code> |
532 |
|
|
or <code>th</code> element as a child of this element.</h3> |
533 |
|
|
<p>The <code>tr</code> element must contain at least one |
534 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<code>td</code> or <code>th</code> child element. The document |
535 |
|
|
is non-conforming.</p> |
536 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
</div> |
537 |
|
|
|
538 |
|
|
<div class="section content-model-error" id="element-not-allowed"><h3>This element is not allowed in this |
539 |
|
|
context.</h3> |
540 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<p>An element appears where it is not allowed. The document |
541 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
is non-conforming.</p> |
542 |
|
|
|
543 |
|
|
<p>Possible causes: |
544 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<dl class="switch"> |
545 |
|
|
<dt>If the element with the error is an inline-level element, |
546 |
|
|
such as <code>a</code>, <code>progress</code>, or <code>img</code></dt> |
547 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
<dd><p>An inline-level element cannot be a child |
548 |
|
|
of certain sectioning elements such as <code>body</code>, |
549 |
|
|
<code>section</code>, and <code>blockquote</code>.</p> |
550 |
|
|
|
551 |
|
|
<p>Any inline-level content must be put |
552 |
|
|
in e.g. paragraph element such as <code>p</code>.</p></dd> |
553 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<dt>If it is a block-level elements, such as <code>aside</code>, |
554 |
|
|
<code>div</code>, <code>h<var>n</var></code>, |
555 |
|
|
<code>p</code>, or <code>section</code></dt> |
556 |
|
|
<dd><dl class="switch"> |
557 |
|
|
<dt>If the parent element is <code>div</code>, |
558 |
|
|
<code>li</code>, <code>td</code>, or <code>th</code></dt> |
559 |
|
|
<!-- @@ TODO: more... --> |
560 |
wakaba |
1.10 |
<!-- @@ TODO: <p><ul><li><p> --> |
561 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<dd><p>The parent element allows <em>either</em> |
562 |
|
|
block-level or inline-level content. If there is a |
563 |
|
|
block-level content, any inline-level content must be |
564 |
|
|
put in e.g. paragraph element such as <code>p</code>.</p> |
565 |
|
|
<p>For example, an HTML document fragment |
566 |
|
|
<code class="bad example"><div><p>Hello!</p> World!</div></code> |
567 |
|
|
is non-conforming, since a word <q>World!</q> does not belong |
568 |
|
|
to any paragraph. (If not part of any paragraph, what is |
569 |
|
|
it!?) A conforming example would be: |
570 |
|
|
<pre class="example"> |
571 |
|
|
<code><div><p>Hello!</p> <p>World!</p></div></code></pre> |
572 |
|
|
</p></dd> |
573 |
|
|
<dt>If the parent element does <em>not</em> allow |
574 |
|
|
block-level elements as content</dt> |
575 |
|
|
<dd>The element is not allowed to be inserted here. |
576 |
|
|
For example, a <code>div</code> element cannot be |
577 |
|
|
a child of an <code>h1</code> element.</dd> |
578 |
|
|
</dl></dd> |
579 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<dt>If the element with the error is a <code>noscript</code> element</dt> |
580 |
|
|
<dd>The <code>noscript</code> element is allowed only in the context |
581 |
|
|
where a block-level or inline-level content is expected |
582 |
|
|
and in the <code>head</code> element. |
583 |
|
|
It cannot be used in e.g. <code>ul</code>, <code>table</code>, |
584 |
|
|
or <code>select</code>.</dd> |
585 |
wakaba |
1.8 |
<dt>If the element with the error is <code>blink</code>, |
586 |
|
|
<code>center</code>, or <code>marquee</code> element</dt> |
587 |
|
|
<dd>These elements are not part of the HTML standard. |
588 |
|
|
Use CSS for styling control.</dd> |
589 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
|
590 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<dt><code>button</code>, <code>datalist</code>, |
591 |
|
|
<code>fieldset</code>, <code>form</code>, |
592 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<code>input</code>, <code>label</code>, |
593 |
|
|
<code>optgroup</code>, <code>option</code>, <code>output</code>, |
594 |
|
|
<code>rb</code>, <code>rp</code>, <code>rt</code>, <code>ruby</code>, |
595 |
|
|
<code>textarea</code>, or <code>textarea</code> element</dt> |
596 |
|
|
<!-- rbc, rtc ? --> |
597 |
|
|
<dd>These elements are intentionally not supported by the conformance |
598 |
|
|
checker <em>yet</em>.</dd> |
599 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
</dl> |
600 |
|
|
</p> |
601 |
|
|
</div> |
602 |
|
|
|
603 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<div class="section content-model-error" id="element-not-allowed:root"><h3>This element is not allowed as a root |
604 |
|
|
element.</h3> |
605 |
|
|
<p>An element that is not allowed as the root element |
606 |
|
|
is used as the root element of the document. The document is |
607 |
|
|
non-conforming, as far as the conformance checker can tell.</p> |
608 |
|
|
|
609 |
|
|
<dl class="switch"> |
610 |
|
|
<dt><code>html</code> element in an XHTML document</dt> |
611 |
|
|
<dd><p>In an XHTML document, the root <code>html</code> |
612 |
|
|
element must have an <code>xmlns</code> attribute |
613 |
|
|
whose value is set to |
614 |
|
|
<code>http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml</code>.</p></dd> |
615 |
|
|
<dt><code>rss</code> element</dt> |
616 |
|
|
<dd><p>The document is written in some version of RSS.</p> |
617 |
|
|
<p>The conformance checker does not support any version |
618 |
|
|
of RSS. Use Atom 1.0 for feed documents.</p></dd> |
619 |
|
|
<dt><code>feed</code> element</dt> |
620 |
|
|
<dd><p>The Atom <code>feed</code> element must be |
621 |
|
|
in the <code>http://www.w3.org/2004/Atom</code> |
622 |
|
|
namespace.</p> |
623 |
|
|
<p>The conformance checker does not support Atom 0.3. |
624 |
|
|
Use Atom 1.0 for feed documents.</p></dd> |
625 |
|
|
</dl> |
626 |
|
|
</div> |
627 |
|
|
|
628 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section content-model-error" id="ps-element-missing"><h3>There is no <code><var>$0</var></code> |
629 |
|
|
element before this element.</h3> |
630 |
|
|
<p>There must be an element before another element, but there |
631 |
|
|
is not. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
632 |
|
|
|
633 |
|
|
<p>For example, there must be a <code>dt</code> element |
634 |
|
|
before any <code>dd</code> element.</p> |
635 |
|
|
</div> |
636 |
|
|
|
637 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
</section> |
638 |
|
|
|
639 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<section id="attribute-errors"> |
640 |
|
|
<h2>Attribute Errors</h2> |
641 |
|
|
|
642 |
|
|
<div class="section attribute-error" id="attribute-missing"><h3>Required attribute <code><var>$0</var></code> |
643 |
|
|
is not specified.</h3> |
644 |
|
|
<p>A required attribute is not specified. The document |
645 |
|
|
is non-conforming.</p> |
646 |
|
|
|
647 |
|
|
<p>Some attribute is defined as <i>required</i>. |
648 |
|
|
Without required attributes specified, user agents |
649 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
cannot provide full functionality of the element to the user.</p> |
650 |
|
|
|
651 |
|
|
<dl class="switch"> |
652 |
|
|
<dt>HTML <code>img</code> element</dt> |
653 |
|
|
<dd>The <code>src</code> attribute must be specified. |
654 |
|
|
Additionally, the <code>alt</code> attribute must be specified |
655 |
|
|
in many cases.</dd> |
656 |
|
|
<dt>HTML <code>link</code> element</dt> |
657 |
|
|
<dd>The <code>rel</code> attribute must be specified. |
658 |
|
|
Note that the <code>rev</code> attribute is obsolete.</dd> |
659 |
|
|
</dl> |
660 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
</div> |
661 |
|
|
|
662 |
wakaba |
1.8 |
<div class="section attribute-error" id="attribute-not-allowed"><h3>Attribute |
663 |
|
|
<code><var>{local-name}</var></code> is not allowed for |
664 |
|
|
<code><var>{element-local-name}</var></code> element.</h3> |
665 |
|
|
<p>An attribute is specified where it is not allowed. |
666 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
667 |
|
|
|
668 |
|
|
<dl> |
669 |
|
|
<dt>HTML <code>meta</code> element</dt> |
670 |
|
|
<dd>For HTML <code>meta</code> element, <em>only one</em> of |
671 |
|
|
<code>name</code>, <code>http-equiv</code>, or <code>charset</code> |
672 |
|
|
attribute is allowed.</dd> |
673 |
|
|
</dl> |
674 |
|
|
</div> |
675 |
|
|
|
676 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<div class="section attribute-error" id="in-HTML:xml:lang"><h3>The <code>xml:lang</code> attribute is not |
677 |
|
|
allowed in HTML document.</h3> |
678 |
|
|
<p>The <code>xml:lang</code> attribute is not allowed in |
679 |
|
|
HTML document. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
680 |
|
|
|
681 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<p>Use of the <code>xml:lang</code> attribute is conforming |
682 |
|
|
<em>only</em> in XML documents.</p> |
683 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
|
684 |
|
|
<p>To specify natural language information in HTML document, |
685 |
|
|
use <code>lang</code> attribute instead.</p> |
686 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
|
687 |
|
|
<p>XHTML 1.0 Appendix C was encouraged to specify both |
688 |
|
|
<code>lang</code> and <code>xml:lang</code> attributes with |
689 |
|
|
the same value. Such a duplication has <em>no effect</em> in practice. |
690 |
|
|
Use only one of <code>lang</code> (in HTML) or <code>xml:lang</code> (in |
691 |
|
|
XML).</p> |
692 |
|
|
|
693 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<!-- @@ ISSUE: xml:lang in non-HTML element in DOM5 HTML created |
694 |
|
|
from an HTML document? --> |
695 |
|
|
</div> |
696 |
|
|
|
697 |
|
|
<div class="section attribute-error" id="in-XML:charset"><h3>The <code>charset</code> attribute is not |
698 |
|
|
allowed in XML document.</h3> |
699 |
|
|
<p>The <code>charset</code> attribute of a |
700 |
|
|
<code>meta</code> element is not allowed in XML document. |
701 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
702 |
|
|
|
703 |
|
|
<p>To specify the character encoding used for serialization, |
704 |
|
|
if necessary, use XML declaration instead: |
705 |
|
|
<pre class="xml example"> |
706 |
|
|
<code><?xml version="1.0" encoding="<var>encoding-name</var>"?></code></pre> |
707 |
|
|
</p> |
708 |
|
|
</div> |
709 |
|
|
|
710 |
|
|
<div class="section attribute-error" id="in-XML:lang"><h3>The <code>lang</code> attribute is not |
711 |
|
|
allowed in XML document.</h3> |
712 |
|
|
<p>The HTML <code>lang</code> attribute is not allowed in |
713 |
|
|
XML document. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
714 |
|
|
|
715 |
|
|
<p>The <code>lang</code> attribute in <code>null</code> |
716 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
namespace for HTML elements is conforming <em>only</em> in |
717 |
|
|
HTML documents.</p> |
718 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
|
719 |
|
|
<p>To specify natural language information in XML document, |
720 |
|
|
use <code>xml:lang</code> attribute instead.</p> |
721 |
|
|
</div> |
722 |
|
|
|
723 |
|
|
<div class="section attribute-error" id="in-XML:xmlns"><h3>The <code>xmlns</code> attribute |
724 |
|
|
in the <code>null</code> namespace is not allowed in |
725 |
|
|
XHTML document. The document is non-conforming.</h3> |
726 |
|
|
<p>The <code>xmlns</code> attribute in the <code>null</code> |
727 |
|
|
namespace is not allowed in XHTML document.</p> |
728 |
|
|
|
729 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<p>This error should not occur in conformance-checking of |
730 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
static documents.</p> |
731 |
|
|
</div> |
732 |
|
|
|
733 |
|
|
</section> |
734 |
|
|
|
735 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
<section id="attribute-value-errors"> |
736 |
|
|
<h2>Attribute Value Errors</h2> |
737 |
|
|
|
738 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<div class="section attribute-value-error" id="enumerated:invalid"><h3>This attribute only allow a limited set of |
739 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
values and the specified value <code><var>{@}</var></code> is not one |
740 |
wakaba |
1.8 |
of them.</h3> |
741 |
|
|
<p>For this attribute only several values are allowed and the |
742 |
|
|
value of the attribute is not one of them. The document |
743 |
|
|
is non-conforming.</p> |
744 |
|
|
|
745 |
|
|
<dl> |
746 |
|
|
<dt>HTML <code>meta</code> element, <code>http-equiv</code> attribute</dt> |
747 |
|
|
<dd><p>Only <code>Default-Style</code> and <code>Refresh</code> |
748 |
|
|
is allowed.</p> |
749 |
|
|
<p>Value <code>Content-Type</code> is obsolete; for charset |
750 |
|
|
declaration, the <code>charset</code> attribute can be used as: |
751 |
|
|
<pre class="html example"> |
752 |
|
|
<code><meta charset="<var>charset-name</var>"></code></pre> |
753 |
|
|
... where <var>charset-name</var> is a name of the character encoding |
754 |
|
|
of the document, such as <code>utf-8</code>.</p> |
755 |
|
|
<p>Values <code>Content-Style-Type</code> and |
756 |
|
|
<code>Content-Script-Type</code> are currently not allowed.</p> |
757 |
|
|
<p>Value <code>Keywords</code> is not allowed. Use |
758 |
|
|
<code>name</code> attribute instead of <code>http-equiv</code> |
759 |
|
|
attribute.</p> |
760 |
|
|
<p>Values <code>Expires</code>, <code>Pragma</code>, |
761 |
|
|
and <code>Cache-Control</code> are not allowed; |
762 |
|
|
use <em>real</em> HTTP header fields for cache control.</p></dd> |
763 |
|
|
</dl> |
764 |
|
|
</div> |
765 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
766 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<div class="section attribute-value-error" id="duplicate-ID"><h3>This identifier has already been |
767 |
|
|
assigned to another element.</h3></div> |
768 |
|
|
|
769 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
<div class="section attribute-value-error" id="link-type:bad-context"><h3>The link type <code><var>$0</var></code> |
770 |
|
|
cannot be specified for this element.</h3> |
771 |
|
|
<p>The specified link type cannot be used for the element. |
772 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
773 |
|
|
|
774 |
|
|
<p>Link types are associated with limited set of elements. |
775 |
|
|
They cannot be used with other elements.</p> |
776 |
|
|
|
777 |
|
|
<p>For example, link type <code>bookmark</code> |
778 |
|
|
can be used with <code>a</code> or <code>area</code> element, |
779 |
|
|
while it cannot be used with <code>link</code> element.</p> |
780 |
|
|
</div> |
781 |
|
|
|
782 |
|
|
<div class="section attribute-value-error" id="link-type:non-conforming"><h3>The link type <code><var>$0</var></code> |
783 |
|
|
is non-conforming.</h3> |
784 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<p>The specified link type is non-conforming, and therefore |
785 |
|
|
the document is non-conforming.</p> |
786 |
|
|
|
787 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<dl class="switch"> |
788 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<dt>Link type <code>contents</code></dt> |
789 |
|
|
<dd>Use link type <code>index</code>.</dd> |
790 |
|
|
<dt>Link type <code>copyright</code></dt> |
791 |
|
|
<dd>Use link type <code>license</code>.</dd> |
792 |
|
|
<dt>Link type <code>home</code></dt> |
793 |
|
|
<dd>Use link type <code>index</code>.</dd> |
794 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<dt>Link type <code>previous</code></dt> |
795 |
|
|
<dd>Use link type <code>prev</code>.</dd> |
796 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<dt>Link type <code>start</code></dt> |
797 |
|
|
<dd>Use link type <code>first</code>.</dd> |
798 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<dt>Link type <code>toc</code> or <code>top</code></dt> |
799 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<dd>Use link type <code>index</code>.</dd> |
800 |
|
|
</dl> |
801 |
|
|
</div> |
802 |
|
|
|
803 |
|
|
<div class="section attribute-value-error" id="reserved-browsing-context-name"><h3>Browsing context name |
804 |
|
|
<code><var>{@}</var></code> is reserved.</h3> |
805 |
|
|
<p>The specified browsing context name is reserved. |
806 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
807 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
|
808 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<p>Names of browsing contexts starting with <code>_</code> |
809 |
|
|
(<code>U+005F</code> <code class="charname">LOW LINE</code>) |
810 |
|
|
are reserved so that it must not be used.</p> |
811 |
|
|
|
812 |
|
|
<p>Old version of HTML, non-HTML markup languages, and |
813 |
|
|
Web browsers define or implements special reserved |
814 |
|
|
browsing context names <code>_blank</code>, |
815 |
|
|
<code>_main</code>, and <code>_replace</code>. |
816 |
|
|
However, they are <em>not</em> conforming attribute values.</p> |
817 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
</div> |
818 |
|
|
|
819 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
</section> |
820 |
|
|
|
821 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
<section id="attribute-value-warnings"> |
822 |
|
|
<h2>Attribute Value Warnings</h2> |
823 |
|
|
|
824 |
|
|
<div class="section attribute-value-warning should" id="s:link-type:proposed"><h3>Link type <code><var>$0</var></code> |
825 |
|
|
is proposed but not accepted yet; it <em>should not</em> be |
826 |
|
|
used until it has been accepted.</h3> |
827 |
|
|
<p>The link type is in the <i>proposed</i> status; it |
828 |
|
|
<em>should not</em> be used until it has been |
829 |
|
|
accepted.</p> |
830 |
|
|
|
831 |
|
|
<p><strong>Warning</strong>: The data served to the |
832 |
|
|
conforming checker might be out of date; it might have already |
833 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
been accepted or rejected. The document might or might not be |
834 |
|
|
conforming depending on the status. See WHATWG Wiki |
835 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
for the latest information.</p> |
836 |
|
|
</div> |
837 |
|
|
|
838 |
|
|
</section> |
839 |
|
|
|
840 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
<section id="table-model-errors"> |
841 |
|
|
<h2>Table Model Errors</h2> |
842 |
|
|
|
843 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<div class="section table-model-error" id="table:colspan-creates-column-with-no-anchored-cell"><h3>This <code>colspan</code> attribute |
844 |
|
|
results in creating a table column that does not contain |
845 |
|
|
any cell anchored to it.</h3></div> |
846 |
|
|
|
847 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
<div class="section table-model-error" id="table:no-cell-in-last-row"><h3>The table has no cell (<code>td</code> or |
848 |
|
|
<code>th</code>) in the last row.</h3></div> |
849 |
|
|
|
850 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section table-model-error" id="table:rowspan-extends-table"><h3>This <code>rowspan</code> attribute |
851 |
|
|
results in creating a table row that does not contain |
852 |
|
|
any cell anchored to it.</h3> |
853 |
|
|
<p>The <code>rowspan</code> attribute value of the cell |
854 |
|
|
is so specified that it extends a table in the row axis. |
855 |
|
|
However, the extended row does not contain any cell by itself. |
856 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
857 |
|
|
|
858 |
|
|
<p>For example, the table below is non-conforming: |
859 |
|
|
<pre class="html non-conforming example"> |
860 |
|
|
<code><table> |
861 |
|
|
<tbody> |
862 |
|
|
<tr><td rowspan=2></td></tr> |
863 |
|
|
</tbody> |
864 |
|
|
</table></code></pre> |
865 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
... since the second row contains only |
866 |
|
|
a cell that spans between first and second rows.</p> |
867 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
</div> |
868 |
|
|
|
869 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
</section> |
870 |
|
|
|
871 |
|
|
<section id="imt-warnings"> |
872 |
|
|
<h2>Internet Media Type Warnings</h2> |
873 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
|
874 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section should" id="s:IMT:obsolete-subtype"><h3><code><var>{@}</var></code>: An <em>obsolete</em> |
875 |
|
|
subtype is used.</h3></div> |
876 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
877 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section should" id="s:IMT:private-subtype"><h3><code><var>{@}</var></code>: A private |
878 |
|
|
(<code>x-</code> or <code>x.</code>) subtype is used.</h3></div> |
879 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
880 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section should" id="s:IMT:unregistered-subtype"><h3><code><var>{@}</var></code>: The subtype is |
881 |
|
|
not registered to IANA.</h3></div> |
882 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
883 |
|
|
</section> |
884 |
|
|
|
885 |
|
|
<section id="uri-errors"> |
886 |
|
|
<h2>URI (or IRI) Errors</h2> |
887 |
|
|
|
888 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section must" id="m:URI::syntax-error"><h3>The specified value is syntactically not an IRI |
889 |
|
|
reference.</h3> |
890 |
|
|
<p>The specified value does not satisfy the syntactical requirements |
891 |
|
|
for IRI references. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
892 |
|
|
|
893 |
|
|
<p>Possible causes: |
894 |
|
|
<ul> |
895 |
|
|
<li>The string might contain one or more white space characters. |
896 |
|
|
Especially, the <code> </code> (<code>U+0020</code> |
897 |
|
|
<code class="charname">SPACE</code>) character cannot be |
898 |
|
|
used in IRI references.</li> |
899 |
|
|
</ul> |
900 |
|
|
</p> |
901 |
|
|
</div> |
902 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
903 |
|
|
</section> |
904 |
|
|
|
905 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<section id="uri-shoulds"> |
906 |
|
|
<h2>URI (or IRI) Should-level Errors</h2> |
907 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
|
908 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<div class="section should" id="s:URI::dot-segment"><h3>A dot-segment (<code>.</code> or |
909 |
|
|
<code>..</code>) occurs in an absolute reference.</h3> |
910 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<p>Dot-segment (<code>.</code> or <code>..</code>) should |
911 |
|
|
not occur in an absolute reference.</p> |
912 |
|
|
|
913 |
|
|
<p>In relative references, dot-segments are used to represent |
914 |
|
|
the current (<code>.</code>) or the parent (<code>..</code>) |
915 |
|
|
hierarchy of the path. Though they are also allowed |
916 |
|
|
in absolute references, it should be resolved to the |
917 |
|
|
canonical form before it has been published.</p> |
918 |
|
|
</div> |
919 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
920 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<div class="section should" id="s:URI::empty-path"><h3>This IRI does not end with |
921 |
|
|
a <code>/</code>.</h3></div> |
922 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
|
923 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<div class="section should" id="s:URI::lowercase-hexadecimal-digit"><h3>A lowercase hexadecimal digit is used |
924 |
|
|
in percent-encoding.</h3> |
925 |
wakaba |
1.5 |
<p>The hexadecimal digit in percent-encoding string in the IRI |
926 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
is in lowercase. Though the IRI <em>is</em> conforming, |
927 |
|
|
it should be in uppercase.</p> |
928 |
|
|
</div> |
929 |
|
|
|
930 |
|
|
<div class="section should" id="s:URI::percent-encoded-unreserved"><h3>An unreserved character is |
931 |
|
|
percent-encoded.</h3> |
932 |
|
|
<p>An unreserved character is percent-encoded in the IRI. |
933 |
|
|
Though it <em>is</em> conforming, it should be in the |
934 |
|
|
decoded (or bare) form.</p> |
935 |
|
|
</div> |
936 |
|
|
|
937 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section should" id="s:URI::uppercase-scheme-name"><h3>URI scheme name is in uppercase.</h3> |
938 |
|
|
<p>The scheme part of the IRI is written in uppercase letter.</p> |
939 |
|
|
|
940 |
|
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<p>Uppercase scheme names are not required to be processed |
941 |
|
|
correctly.</p> |
942 |
|
|
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943 |
|
|
RFC 3986 3.1. |
944 |
|
|
> Although schemes are case- |
945 |
|
|
insensitive, the canonical form is lowercase and documents that |
946 |
|
|
specify schemes must do so with lowercase letters. |
947 |
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|
|
948 |
|
|
> An implementation ... should only produce lowercase scheme names for |
949 |
|
|
consistency. |
950 |
|
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--> |
951 |
|
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</div> |
952 |
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|
953 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
</section> |
954 |
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|
955 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<section id="cache-manifest-errors"> |
956 |
|
|
<h2>Cache Manifest Errors</h2> |
957 |
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|
|
958 |
|
|
<div class="section must" id="m:not-manifest"><h3>This document is not a cache manifest.</h3> |
959 |
|
|
<p>The specified document is <em>not</em> a cache manifest. |
960 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
961 |
|
|
|
962 |
|
|
<p>An entity labeled as Internet media type |
963 |
|
|
<code>text/cache-manifest</code> must contain a cache manifest.</p> |
964 |
|
|
|
965 |
|
|
<p>A cache manifest must start with a line whose content is |
966 |
|
|
<code>CACHE MANIFEST</code> (exactly one space character between |
967 |
|
|
<code>CACHE</code> and <code>MANIFEST</code>).</p> |
968 |
|
|
</div> |
969 |
|
|
</section> |
970 |
|
|
|
971 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
<section id="unsupported-messages"> |
972 |
|
|
<h2><i>Unsupported</i> Messages</h2> |
973 |
|
|
|
974 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<div class="section unsupported" id="unsupported:element"><h3>Conformance checking for element |
975 |
|
|
<code><var>{local-name}</var></code> is not supported; <em>it might or |
976 |
|
|
might not be conforming</em>.</h3> |
977 |
|
|
<p>The conformant checker does not support the element. |
978 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
It cannot determine whether the document is conforming or not.</p> |
979 |
|
|
</div> |
980 |
|
|
|
981 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<div class="section unsupported" id="unsupported:attribute"><h3>Conformance checking for attribute |
982 |
|
|
<code><var>{local-name}</var></code> of element |
983 |
|
|
<code><var>{element-local-name}</var></code> is not supported; |
984 |
|
|
<em>it might or might not be conforming</em>.</h3> |
985 |
|
|
<p>The conformant checker does not support the attribute. |
986 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
It cannot determine whether the document is conforming or not.</p> |
987 |
|
|
</div> |
988 |
|
|
|
989 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<div class="section unsupported" id="unsupported:link-type"><h3>Link type <code><var>$0</var></code> is not |
990 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
standardized or registered at the time of the release of the conformance |
991 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
checker; <em>it is non-conforming unless it now has been |
992 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
registered</em>.</h3> |
993 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
<p>The <code>rel</code> attribute is defined as a list of link types. |
994 |
|
|
Some common link types are defined in the HTML5 specification. |
995 |
|
|
Additional link types can be registered to the WHATWG Wiki. |
996 |
|
|
use of any other link type is non-conforming.</p> |
997 |
|
|
|
998 |
|
|
<p>The specified link type is not part of the standard or registry |
999 |
|
|
when the database used by the conformance cheker is created. |
1000 |
|
|
The link type might have been added to the registry since then. |
1001 |
|
|
In such case it might be conforming. Otherwise, the |
1002 |
|
|
document is non-conforming.</p> |
1003 |
wakaba |
1.8 |
|
1004 |
|
|
<dl> |
1005 |
|
|
<dt>Link types <code>shortcut icon</code></dt> |
1006 |
|
|
<dd>Link type <code>shortcut</code> is not registered. |
1007 |
|
|
Use only <code>icon</code> for linking to so-called favicon.</dd> |
1008 |
|
|
</dl> |
1009 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
</div> |
1010 |
|
|
|
1011 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
<div class="section unsupported" id="unsupported:event-handler"><h3>Conformance checking for event handler attribute |
1012 |
|
|
is not supported; <em>it might or might not be conforming.</em></h3></div> |
1013 |
|
|
|
1014 |
|
|
<div class="section unsupported" id="unsupported:media-query"><h3>Conformance checking for media query |
1015 |
|
|
is not supported; <em>it might or might not be conforming.</em></h3></div> |
1016 |
|
|
|
1017 |
|
|
<div class="section unsupported" id="unsupported:script"><h3>Conformance checking for script |
1018 |
|
|
language <code><var>$0</var></code> is not supported; |
1019 |
|
|
<em>it might or might not be conforming.</em></h3></div> |
1020 |
|
|
|
1021 |
|
|
<div class="section unsupported" id="unsupported:style"><h3>Conformance checking for style |
1022 |
|
|
language <code><var>$0</var></code> is not supported; |
1023 |
|
|
<em>it might or might not be conforming.</em></h3></div> |
1024 |
|
|
|
1025 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
</section> |
1026 |
|
|
|
1027 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
|
1028 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
1029 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
<section id="license"> |
1030 |
|
|
<h2>License of This Document</h2> |
1031 |
|
|
|
1032 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<p>Copyright <time>2007</time> |
1033 |
|
|
<a href="http://suika.fam.cx/~wakaba/who?" rel="author" xml:lang="ja">Wakaba</a> |
1034 |
|
|
<code class="mail"><<a href="mailto:w@suika.fam.cx">w@suika.fam.cx</a>></code>.</p> |
1035 |
|
|
|
1036 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<p>This document is free software; you can redistribute it |
1037 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.</p> |
1038 |
|
|
</section> |
1039 |
|
|
|
1040 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<!-- $Date: 2007/09/10 11:51:09 $ --> |
1041 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
</body> |
1042 |
|
|
</html> |