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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-character-encoding"> |
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<h2>HTML5 Character Encoding Errors</h2> |
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<div class="section format-charset must" id="m:character-encoding"><h3>Character encoding <code><var>$0</var></code> |
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is not allowed for <abbr>HTML</abbr> document.</h3> |
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<p>The character encoding used for the document is not allowed |
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for <abbr>HTML</abbr> document. The document is non‐conforming.</p> |
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</div> |
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<div class="section format-charset should" id="s:character-encoding"><h3>Character encoding <code><var>$0</var></code> |
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should not be used for <abbr>HTML</abbr> document.</h3> |
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<p>The character encoding used for the document is not recommended |
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for <abbr>HTML</abbr> document. The document is non‐conforming |
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unless there is any good reason to use that encoding.</p> |
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</div> |
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<div class="section format-charset warning" id="w:character-encoding"><h3>Use of UTF-8 is encouraged.</h3> |
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<p>Use of UTF-8 as the character encoding of the document is encouraged, |
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though the use of another character encoding is conforming.</p> |
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<div class="section format-charset unsupported" id="unsupported:character-encoding"><h3>Conformance for character encoding requirements |
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cannot be checked.</h3> |
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<p>The conformance checker cannot detect whether the input document |
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met the requirements on character encoding, since the document |
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is not inputed as a serialized byte sequence. The document is |
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not conforming if it is not encoded in an appropriate character |
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encoding with appropriate labeling.</p> |
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<div class="section format-charset error" id="m:no-character-encoding-declaration"><h3>There is no character encoding |
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declaration.</h3> |
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<p>The document does not contain a character encoding |
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declaration. Unless the character encoding is explicitly |
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specified in lower‐level protocol, e.g. in <abbr>HTTP</abbr>, |
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or is implied by <abbr>BOM</abbr>, there must be a character |
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encoding declaration. The document is non‐conforming.</p> |
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<p>The long character encoding declaration syntax |
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<code class="html bad example"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=<var>charset-name</var>"></code> |
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is obsolete. The new syntax is:</p> |
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<pre class="html example"> |
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<code><meta charset="<var>charset-name</var>"></code></pre> |
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<p>Note that the <code>encoding</code> declaration in <abbr>XML</abbr> |
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declaration has no effect for <abbr>HTML</abbr> document.</p> |
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</div> |
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<div class="section format-charset error" id="m:non-ascii-superset"><h3>No character encoding metadata is found |
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in lower‐level protocol nor is there <abbr>BOM</abbr>, while |
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character encoding <code><var>$0</var></code> |
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is not a superset of <abbr>ASCII</abbr>.</h3> |
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<p>The document is not labeled with character encoding name |
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in lower‐level protocol, e.g. in <abbr>HTTP</abbr>, and |
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the document is not begin with <abbr>BOM</abbr>. In addition, |
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the character encoding of the document is not a superset of |
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<abbr>ASCII</abbr>. The document is non‐conforming.</p> |
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<p>Unless there is a <abbr>BOM</abbr>, the character encoding |
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for the document must be specified in e.g. <abbr>HTTP</abbr>‐level, |
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as:</p> |
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<code>Content-Type: text/html; charset=<var>charset-name</var></code></pre> |
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<p>Existence of <abbr>HTML</abbr> character encoding declaration, i.e. |
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<code class="html example"><meta charset="<var>charset-name</var>"></code>, |
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does not allow to omit <code>charset</code> parameter |
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for <abbr>HTML</abbr> document encoded in non‐<abbr>ASCII</abbr> |
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compatible encoding.</p> |
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<p>Character encodings <code>Shift_JIS</code>, <code>Windows-31J</code>, |
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and <code>ISO-2022-JP</code> are <em>not</em> a superset of |
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<abbr>ASCII</abbr> for the purpose of <abbr>HTML</abbr> conformance.</p> |
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<div class="section format-charset warning" id="w:charset-label-detected"><h3>While parsing the document as |
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<code><var>$0</var></code>, a character encoding declaration specifying |
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character encoding as <code><var>$1</var></code> is found. The document |
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is reparsed.</h3> |
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<p>While parsing a document in a character encoding, |
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a character encoding declaration which declares the character |
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encoding of the document as another character encoding is found. |
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The occurence of this warning itself does not make the document |
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non‐conforming. However, the failure of the first attempt to |
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to detect the character encoding might be the result of non‐conformance |
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of the document.</p> |
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<p>The document will be reparsed from the beginning. Some error |
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or warning might be reported again.</p> |
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<p>These are suggestions to avoid this warning:</p> |
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<li>Specify <code>charset</code> parameter in the <code>Content-Type</code> |
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field in the <abbr>HTTP</abbr> header, as: |
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<code>Content-Type: text/html; charset="<var>charset-name</var>"</code></pre></li> |
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<li>Put the character encoding declaration |
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(<code class="html example"><meta charset="<var>charset-name</var>"></code>) |
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just after <code class="html example"><head></code> start tag.</li> |
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<li>Use <code>UTF-8</code>.</li> |
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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> 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><em>Any <code>&</code> character in URI (or IRI) |
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must be escaped as <code class="example">&amp;</code>.</em></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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<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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<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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<code>&lt;/</code></pre> |
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</p> |
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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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</p> |
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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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<dl class="switch"> |
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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> |
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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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</p> |
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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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<dl class="switch"> |
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<dt>Comments</dt> |
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<dd>In HTML document, comments must be introduced by |
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<code class="example"><!--</code> (<code><!</code> |
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<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 class="example">--></code>. |
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Strings <code><!</code> not followed |
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by <code>--</code> and <code><!-</code> not followed by |
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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 document.</dd> |
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<dt>Markup declarations</dt> |
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<dd>Markup declarations, except for <code>DOCTYPE</code> |
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and comment declarations, are not allowed in HTML document.</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 class="example">&lt;!</code>.</dd> |
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</dl> |
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</div> |
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<div class="section tokenize-error" id="bogus-end-tag"><h3>String <code></</code> is not followed |
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by 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 not followed by a |
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tag name is parsed as an opening of bogus comment.</p> |
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<p>The <code></</code> sequence as string data must |
| 304 |
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be escaped as: |
| 305 |
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<pre class="html example"> |
| 306 |
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<code>&lt;/</code></pre> |
| 307 |
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</p> |
| 308 |
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</div> |
| 309 |
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| 310 |
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<div class="section tokenize-error" id="dash-in-comment"><h3>There is a <code>--</code> sequence |
| 311 |
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in a comment.</h3> |
| 312 |
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<p>There is a <code>-</code> (<code>U+002D</code> |
| 313 |
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<code class="charname">HYPHEN-MINUS</code>) character |
| 314 |
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at the end of the comment or a <code>--</code> sequence |
| 315 |
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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. |
| 318 |
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Unlike SGML, there cannot be more than one comments |
| 319 |
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(where <i>comment</i> is an SGML term) in the comment |
| 320 |
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declaration.</p> |
| 321 |
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</div> |
| 322 |
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| 323 |
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<div class="section tokenize-error" id="duplicate-attribute"><h3>There are two attributes with name |
| 324 |
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<code><var>$0</var></code>.</h3> |
| 325 |
wakaba |
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<p>There are more than one attributes with the same |
| 326 |
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name in a tag. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
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|
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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> |
| 330 |
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</div> |
| 331 |
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| 332 |
wakaba |
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<div class="section tokenize-error" id="nestc"><h3>Polytheistic slash (<code>/></code>) cannot be |
| 333 |
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used for this element.</h3> |
| 334 |
wakaba |
1.10 |
<p>Polytheistic slash (<code>/></code>) must not be used |
| 335 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
for the element. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 336 |
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|
| 337 |
wakaba |
1.10 |
<p>The polytheistic slash can only be |
| 338 |
wakaba |
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used for <code>base</code>, <code>link</code>, <code>meta</code>, |
| 339 |
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<code>hr</code>, <code>br</code>, <code>img</code>, |
| 340 |
|
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<code>embed</code>, <code>param</code>, <code>area</code>, |
| 341 |
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1.3 |
<code>col</code>, and <code>input</code> elements.</p> |
| 342 |
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|
| 343 |
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<dl class="switch"> |
| 344 |
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<dt><code><script/></code></dt> |
| 345 |
wakaba |
1.10 |
<dd><p>The polytheistic slash cannot be used for <code>script</code> |
| 346 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
element. Even for an empty <code>script</code> element, |
| 347 |
wakaba |
1.14 |
there must be an explicit end tag |
| 348 |
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<code class="html example"></script></code>.</p> |
| 349 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
|
| 350 |
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<p><strong>NOTE</strong>: Though some user agents interpret |
| 351 |
wakaba |
1.10 |
polytheistic slash for <code>script</code> element as the |
| 352 |
wakaba |
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closing of the element, such usage is not allowed under |
| 353 |
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the current standard.</p></dd> |
| 354 |
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<dt><code><basefont/></code>, <code><bgsound/></code>, |
| 355 |
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<code><frame/></code>, <code><keygen/></code>, |
| 356 |
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<code><spacer/></code>, <code><wbr/></code></dt> |
| 357 |
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<dd>These elements are themselves non-conforming.</dd> |
| 358 |
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<!-- isindex, image --> |
| 359 |
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<dt><code><command/></code>, <code><event-source/></code>, |
| 360 |
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<code><nest/></code>, or <code><source/></code></dt> |
| 361 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<dd>Future revision of HTML5 parsing algorithm is expected |
| 362 |
wakaba |
1.10 |
to allow polytheistic slash for these elements.</dd> |
| 363 |
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1.9 |
<dt><code><a/></code>, <code><p/></code></dt> |
| 364 |
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<dd>These elements are not always empty and therefore |
| 365 |
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polytheistic slash is not allowed. Use explicit end tag |
| 366 |
|
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to represent empty element as: |
| 367 |
|
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<pre class="example html"> |
| 368 |
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<code><p></p></code></pre> |
| 369 |
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</dd> |
| 370 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
</dl> |
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| 372 |
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1.10 |
<p>Note that, unlike in XML, the polytheistic slash has |
| 373 |
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no effect in HTML.</p> |
| 374 |
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</div> |
| 375 |
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| 376 |
wakaba |
1.5 |
|
| 377 |
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<div class="section tokenize-error" id="pio"><h3>Processing instruction |
| 378 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
(<code><?<var>...</var>></code>) cannot be used.</h3> |
| 379 |
wakaba |
1.5 |
<p>Processing instructions (<code><?<var>...</var>?></code>), |
| 380 |
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including XML declaration (<code><?xml <var>...</var>?></code>) |
| 381 |
|
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and XML style sheet <abbr title="processing instruction">PI</abbr> |
| 382 |
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1.9 |
(<code><?xml-stylesheet <var>...</var>?></code>), are not allowed |
| 383 |
wakaba |
1.5 |
in the HTML syntax. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 384 |
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| 385 |
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1.11 |
<dl class="switch"> |
| 386 |
|
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<dt><code><?xbl?></code> (<abbr>XBL</abbr> Association)</dt> |
| 387 |
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<dd>An <abbr>XBL</abbr> binding cannot be associated by |
| 388 |
|
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<abbr title="processing instruction">PI</abbr> in <abbr>HTML</abbr> |
| 389 |
|
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document. Use <code>binding</code> property in <abbr>CSS</abbr> |
| 390 |
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1.14 |
style sheet as: |
| 391 |
|
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<pre class="html example"> |
| 392 |
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<code><style> |
| 393 |
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p { |
| 394 |
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binding: url(binding.xbl); |
| 395 |
|
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} |
| 396 |
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</style></code></pre> |
| 397 |
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</dd> |
| 398 |
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<dt><code><?xml?></code> (XML declaration)</dt> |
| 399 |
|
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<dd>XML declaration is unnecessary for HTML documents.</dd> |
| 400 |
|
|
<dt><code><?xml-stylesheet?></code> (XML style sheet |
| 401 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<abbr title="processing instruction">PI</abbr>)</dt> |
| 402 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<dd>Use HTML <code>link</code> element with <code>rel</code> |
| 403 |
|
|
attribute set to <code>stylesheet</code> (or, |
| 404 |
|
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<code>alternate stylesheet</code> for an alternate style |
| 405 |
wakaba |
1.14 |
sheet). |
| 406 |
|
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<pre class="example html"> |
| 407 |
|
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<code><link rel=stylesheet href="path/to/stylesheet.css"></code></pre> |
| 408 |
|
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</dd> |
| 409 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<dt><code><?php?></code> or |
| 410 |
|
|
<code><? <var>... <abbr>PHP</abbr> code ...</var> ?></code> |
| 411 |
|
|
(<abbr>PHP</abbr> code)</dt> |
| 412 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<dd>The conformance checker does <em>not</em> support |
| 413 |
|
|
checking for PHP source documents.</dd> |
| 414 |
|
|
<dt>Other processing instructions</dt> |
| 415 |
|
|
<dd>Processing instructions cannot be inserted in an HTML |
| 416 |
|
|
document. Use XML document or insert |
| 417 |
|
|
<code>ProcessingInstruction</code> node by scripting.</dd> |
| 418 |
|
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</dl> |
| 419 |
wakaba |
1.5 |
|
| 420 |
|
|
<p>Web browsers will parse processing instructions as bogus |
| 421 |
|
|
comments. Some legacy Web browsers, such as IE:mac and |
| 422 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
some mobile Web browsers, will display processing instructions |
| 423 |
wakaba |
1.5 |
as string.</p> |
| 424 |
|
|
</div> |
| 425 |
|
|
|
| 426 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
</section> |
| 427 |
|
|
|
| 428 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
<section id="html5-parse-errors"> |
| 429 |
|
|
<h2>HTML5 Parse Errors in Tree Construction Stage</h2> |
| 430 |
|
|
|
| 431 |
|
|
<div class="section parse-error" id="after-head"><h3>The <code><var>$0</var></code> element cannot be |
| 432 |
|
|
inserted between <code>head</code> and <code>body</code> elements.</h3> |
| 433 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<p>A start tag appears after the <code>head</code> element is closed |
| 434 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
but before the <code>body</code> element is opened. |
| 435 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 436 |
|
|
</div> |
| 437 |
|
|
|
| 438 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
<div class="section parse-error" id="DOCTYPE-in-the-middle"><h3>A <code>DOCTYPE</code> appears after any |
| 439 |
|
|
element or data character has been seen.</h3> |
| 440 |
|
|
<p>A <code>DOCTYPE</code> appears after any element or data character |
| 441 |
|
|
has been seen. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 442 |
|
|
|
| 443 |
|
|
<p>The <code>DOCTYPE</code> must be placed before any |
| 444 |
|
|
tag, reference, or data character. Only white space characters |
| 445 |
|
|
and comments can be inserted before the <code>DOCTYPE</code>.</p> |
| 446 |
|
|
</div> |
| 447 |
|
|
|
| 448 |
wakaba |
1.5 |
<div class="section parse-error" id="in-a:a"><h3>Anchor cannot be nested.</h3> |
| 449 |
|
|
<p>HTML <code>a</code> elements cannot be nested. |
| 450 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 451 |
|
|
|
| 452 |
|
|
<p>In the HTML syntax, a start tag of the <code>a</code> |
| 453 |
|
|
implies the end tag of any opening <code>a</code> element.</p> |
| 454 |
|
|
</div> |
| 455 |
|
|
|
| 456 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
<div class="section parse-error" id="in-body"><h3>Tag <code><<var>$0</var>></code> |
| 457 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
is not allowed in the <code>body</code> element.</h3> |
| 458 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
<p>The start or end tag of an element, which |
| 459 |
|
|
cannot be a descendant of <code>body</code> element, appears |
| 460 |
|
|
in the input stream while the <code>body</code> element has been opened. |
| 461 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 462 |
|
|
</div> |
| 463 |
|
|
|
| 464 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<div class="section parse-error" id="in-head:head"><h3>Start tag <code><head></code> |
| 465 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
is not allowed in the <code>head</code> element.</h3> |
| 466 |
|
|
<p>There is a start tag <code><head></code> in the |
| 467 |
|
|
<code><head></code> element. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 468 |
|
|
|
| 469 |
|
|
<p>In an HTML document there must not be more than |
| 470 |
|
|
one <code>head</code> element, therefore no more than one |
| 471 |
|
|
start tag <code><head></code> can appear in the input stream.</p> |
| 472 |
|
|
</div> |
| 473 |
|
|
|
| 474 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<div class="section parse-error" id="in-table"><h3>Tag <code><<var>$0</var>></code> |
| 475 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
is not allowed in a <code>table</code> element.</h3> |
| 476 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
<p>The start or end tag of an element, which |
| 477 |
|
|
cannot be a child of <code>table</code> element, appears |
| 478 |
|
|
in the input stream while the <code>table</code> element has been opened |
| 479 |
|
|
but no other element has been opened. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 480 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
|
| 481 |
|
|
<p>In <code>table</code>, only table related elements |
| 482 |
|
|
are allowed; any other element must be contained in |
| 483 |
|
|
<code>td</code> or <code>th</code> element to form |
| 484 |
|
|
a part of the table, or <code>caption</code> element to create |
| 485 |
|
|
a table caption.</p> |
| 486 |
|
|
</div> |
| 487 |
|
|
|
| 488 |
|
|
<div class="section parse-error" id="in-table:#character"><h3>Data character is not allowed in |
| 489 |
|
|
<code>table</code>.</h3> |
| 490 |
|
|
<p>A data character appears in <code>table</code>. The document |
| 491 |
|
|
is non-conforming.</p> |
| 492 |
|
|
|
| 493 |
|
|
<p>In <code>table</code>, only table related elements |
| 494 |
|
|
are allowed; any other element and data character must be contained in |
| 495 |
|
|
<code>td</code> or <code>th</code> element to form |
| 496 |
|
|
a part of the table, or <code>caption</code> element to create |
| 497 |
|
|
a table caption.</p> |
| 498 |
|
|
</div> |
| 499 |
|
|
|
| 500 |
|
|
<div class="section parse-error" id="missing-start-tag:tr"><h3>Start tag of <code>tr</code> |
| 501 |
|
|
element is missing.</h3> |
| 502 |
|
|
<p>Start tag of a <code>tr</code> element, which is <em>not</em> |
| 503 |
|
|
optional, is missing. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 504 |
|
|
|
| 505 |
|
|
<p>In a table section, a <code><tr></code> start tag |
| 506 |
|
|
must occur before any <code><td></code> or |
| 507 |
|
|
<code><th></code> start tag. Though the HTML5 parser |
| 508 |
|
|
implies the <code><tr></code> start tag before |
| 509 |
|
|
these start tags, it must be explicitly specified.</p> |
| 510 |
|
|
</div> |
| 511 |
|
|
|
| 512 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section parse-error" id="no-DOCTYPE"><h3>This document does not start with a |
| 513 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<code>DOCTYPE</code>.</h3> |
| 514 |
|
|
<p>The document does not start with a <code>DOCTYPE</code>. |
| 515 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 516 |
|
|
|
| 517 |
|
|
<p>An HTML document must start by a <code>DOCTYPE</code>: |
| 518 |
|
|
<pre class="html example"> |
| 519 |
|
|
<code><!DOCTYPE HTML></code></pre> |
| 520 |
|
|
</p> |
| 521 |
|
|
|
| 522 |
|
|
<p>Only white space characters and comments are allowed |
| 523 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
before the <code>DOCTYPE</code>. XML declaration is <em>not</em> |
| 524 |
|
|
allowed in HTML document.</p> |
| 525 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
</div> |
| 526 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
| 527 |
|
|
<div class="section parse-error" id="not-closed"><h3>Element <code><var>$0</var></code> is not |
| 528 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
closed.</h3> |
| 529 |
|
|
<p>End tag of an element is not found before, for example, |
| 530 |
|
|
an end tag of another element appears or |
| 531 |
|
|
the end of the document. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 532 |
wakaba |
1.10 |
|
| 533 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<p>Only <code>body</code>, <code>colgroup</code>, <code>dd</code>, |
| 534 |
|
|
<code>dt</code>, <code>head</code>, <code>html</code>, <code>li</code>, |
| 535 |
wakaba |
1.10 |
<code>ol</code>, <code>option</code>, <code>optgroup</code>, |
| 536 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<code>p</code>, <code>rb</code>, <code>rp</code>, <code>rt</code>, |
| 537 |
|
|
<code>tbody</code>, <code>td</code>, <code>tfoot</code>, |
| 538 |
|
|
<code>th</code>, <code>thead</code>, <code>tr</code>, |
| 539 |
|
|
<code>ul</code> end tag can be omitted in HTML documents. |
| 540 |
wakaba |
1.10 |
For any element except for void element, there must be an explicit |
| 541 |
|
|
end tag.</p> |
| 542 |
|
|
|
| 543 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<dl class="switch"> |
| 544 |
|
|
<dt>HTML <code>canvas</code> element</dt> |
| 545 |
|
|
<dd>Though the element is void in earlier versions of Safari, |
| 546 |
|
|
the <code>canvas</code> element is <em>no</em> longer |
| 547 |
|
|
defined as empty. There must be an end tag |
| 548 |
wakaba |
1.14 |
<code class="html example"></canvas></code>.</dd> |
| 549 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
</dl> |
| 550 |
|
|
|
| 551 |
wakaba |
1.10 |
<p>Note that misnesting tags, such as |
| 552 |
|
|
<code class="bad example"><a><b></a></b></code>, are not |
| 553 |
|
|
allowed and they also cause this error.</p> |
| 554 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
</div> |
| 555 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
| 556 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section parse-error" id="not-first-start-tag"><h3>This <code><html></code> tag is not |
| 557 |
|
|
the first start tag.</h3> |
| 558 |
|
|
<p>There is a start tag of the <code>html</code> element |
| 559 |
|
|
that it not the first start tag in the input stream. |
| 560 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 561 |
|
|
|
| 562 |
|
|
<p>In an HTML document, there cannot be more than one |
| 563 |
|
|
<code>html</code> element and therefore there cannot be |
| 564 |
|
|
more than one <code><html></code> tag. In addition, |
| 565 |
|
|
nothing can be placed before the <code><html></code> tag |
| 566 |
|
|
except a <code>DOCTYPE</code>, white space characters, |
| 567 |
|
|
and comments.</p> |
| 568 |
|
|
</div> |
| 569 |
|
|
|
| 570 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
<div class="section parse-error" id="not-HTML5"><h3>This document is written in an old version of |
| 571 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
HTML.</h3> |
| 572 |
|
|
<p>The document contains a <code>DOCTYPE</code> declaration |
| 573 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
that is different from HTML5 <code>DOCTYPE</code> (i.e. |
| 574 |
wakaba |
1.14 |
<code class="example html"><!DOCTYPE HTML></code>). |
| 575 |
|
|
The document is non‐conforming.</p> |
| 576 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
|
| 577 |
|
|
<p>The document might or might not be conformant to |
| 578 |
|
|
some version of HTML. However, conformance to any HTML |
| 579 |
|
|
specification other than HTML5 provides for no practical |
| 580 |
|
|
convenience, since Web borwsers will parse any |
| 581 |
|
|
HTML document (roughly) as defined in HTML5.</p> |
| 582 |
|
|
</div> |
| 583 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
| 584 |
|
|
<div class="section parse-error" id="unmatched-end-tag"><h3>Element <code><var>$0</var></code> is not |
| 585 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
opened.</h3> |
| 586 |
|
|
<p>An end tag appears though no element with the same name |
| 587 |
|
|
has been opened. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 588 |
|
|
|
| 589 |
|
|
<p>For any end tag in HTML document, there must be a |
| 590 |
|
|
corresponding start tag.</p> |
| 591 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
|
| 592 |
|
|
<dl class="switch"> |
| 593 |
|
|
<dt>HTML <code>base</code>, <code>basefont</code>, |
| 594 |
|
|
<code>bgsound</code>, <code>br</code>, <code>col</code>, |
| 595 |
|
|
<code>embed</code>, <code>frame</code>, <code>hr</code>, |
| 596 |
|
|
<code>image</code>, <code>img</code>, <code>input</code>, |
| 597 |
|
|
<code>isindex</code>, <code>link</code>, <code>meta</code>, |
| 598 |
|
|
<code>param</code>, <code>spacer</code>, or <code>wbr</code> element</dt> |
| 599 |
|
|
<dd>End tag is not allowed for these elements, since |
| 600 |
|
|
those content must always be empty. Remove end tag.</dd> |
| 601 |
|
|
<!-- keygen --> |
| 602 |
|
|
<!-- command, event-source, nest, source --> |
| 603 |
|
|
</dl> |
| 604 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
</div> |
| 605 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
| 606 |
|
|
</section> |
| 607 |
|
|
|
| 608 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
<section id="element-content-model-errors"> |
| 609 |
|
|
<h2>Element Content Model Errors</h2> |
| 610 |
|
|
|
| 611 |
|
|
<div class="section content-model-error" id="character-not-allowed"><h3>Data character is not allowed in this |
| 612 |
|
|
context.</h3> |
| 613 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<p>A data character appears where it is not allowed in this |
| 614 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
context. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 615 |
|
|
|
| 616 |
|
|
<p>Possible causes: |
| 617 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<ul> |
| 618 |
|
|
<li><p>A data character cannot be a child |
| 619 |
|
|
of certain sectioning elements such as <code>body</code>, |
| 620 |
|
|
<code>section</code>, and <code>blockquote</code>.</p> |
| 621 |
|
|
|
| 622 |
|
|
<p>Any inline-level content must be put |
| 623 |
|
|
in e.g. paragraph element such as <code>p</code>.</p></li> |
| 624 |
|
|
<li><p>Though some elements such as <code>div</code>, |
| 625 |
|
|
<code>li</code>, and <code>td</code> allow |
| 626 |
|
|
<em>either one</em> of block-level or inline-level content |
| 627 |
|
|
is allowed. If there is a block-level content, |
| 628 |
|
|
any inline-level content must be put |
| 629 |
|
|
in e.g. paragraph element such as <code>p</code>.</p></li> |
| 630 |
|
|
</ul> |
| 631 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
</p> |
| 632 |
|
|
</div> |
| 633 |
|
|
|
| 634 |
|
|
<div class="section content-model-error" id="child-element-missing"><h3>There must be a <code><var>$0</var></code> |
| 635 |
|
|
element as a child of this element.</h3> |
| 636 |
|
|
<p>The content model of the element is so defined that it |
| 637 |
|
|
must contain a <code><var>$0</var></code> child element. |
| 638 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 639 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
|
| 640 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<dl class="switch"> |
| 641 |
|
|
<dt>HTML <code>head</code> element</dt> |
| 642 |
|
|
<dd>There must be a <code>title</code> child element.</dd> |
| 643 |
|
|
<dt>HTML <code>html</code> element</dt> |
| 644 |
|
|
<dd>There must be a <code>head</code> child element followed |
| 645 |
|
|
by a <code>body</code> element.</dd> |
| 646 |
|
|
<dt>HTML <code>tr</code> element</dt> |
| 647 |
|
|
<dd><a href="#child-element-missing:td%7Cth">There must be |
| 648 |
|
|
one or more <code>td</code> or <code>th</code> child element.</a></dd> |
| 649 |
|
|
</dl> |
| 650 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
</div> |
| 651 |
|
|
|
| 652 |
|
|
<div class="section content-model-error" id="child-element-missing:td|th"><h3>There must be a <code>td</code> |
| 653 |
|
|
or <code>th</code> element as a child of this element.</h3> |
| 654 |
|
|
<p>The <code>tr</code> element must contain at least one |
| 655 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<code>td</code> or <code>th</code> child element. The document |
| 656 |
|
|
is non-conforming.</p> |
| 657 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
</div> |
| 658 |
|
|
|
| 659 |
|
|
<div class="section content-model-error" id="element-not-allowed"><h3>This element is not allowed in this |
| 660 |
|
|
context.</h3> |
| 661 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<p>An element appears where it is not allowed. The document |
| 662 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
is non-conforming.</p> |
| 663 |
|
|
|
| 664 |
|
|
<p>Possible causes: |
| 665 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<dl class="switch"> |
| 666 |
|
|
<dt>If the element with the error is an inline-level element, |
| 667 |
|
|
such as <code>a</code>, <code>progress</code>, or <code>img</code></dt> |
| 668 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
<dd><p>An inline-level element cannot be a child |
| 669 |
|
|
of certain sectioning elements such as <code>body</code>, |
| 670 |
|
|
<code>section</code>, and <code>blockquote</code>.</p> |
| 671 |
|
|
|
| 672 |
|
|
<p>Any inline-level content must be put |
| 673 |
|
|
in e.g. paragraph element such as <code>p</code>.</p></dd> |
| 674 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<dt>If it is a block-level elements, such as <code>aside</code>, |
| 675 |
|
|
<code>div</code>, <code>h<var>n</var></code>, |
| 676 |
|
|
<code>p</code>, or <code>section</code></dt> |
| 677 |
|
|
<dd><dl class="switch"> |
| 678 |
|
|
<dt>If the parent element is <code>div</code>, |
| 679 |
|
|
<code>li</code>, <code>td</code>, or <code>th</code></dt> |
| 680 |
|
|
<!-- @@ TODO: more... --> |
| 681 |
wakaba |
1.10 |
<!-- @@ TODO: <p><ul><li><p> --> |
| 682 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<dd><p>The parent element allows <em>either</em> |
| 683 |
|
|
block-level or inline-level content. If there is a |
| 684 |
|
|
block-level content, any inline-level content must be |
| 685 |
|
|
put in e.g. paragraph element such as <code>p</code>.</p> |
| 686 |
|
|
<p>For example, an HTML document fragment |
| 687 |
wakaba |
1.14 |
<code class="html bad example"><div><p>Hello!</p> World!</div></code> |
| 688 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
is non-conforming, since a word <q>World!</q> does not belong |
| 689 |
|
|
to any paragraph. (If not part of any paragraph, what is |
| 690 |
|
|
it!?) A conforming example would be: |
| 691 |
wakaba |
1.14 |
<pre class="html example"> |
| 692 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<code><div><p>Hello!</p> <p>World!</p></div></code></pre> |
| 693 |
|
|
</p></dd> |
| 694 |
|
|
<dt>If the parent element does <em>not</em> allow |
| 695 |
|
|
block-level elements as content</dt> |
| 696 |
|
|
<dd>The element is not allowed to be inserted here. |
| 697 |
|
|
For example, a <code>div</code> element cannot be |
| 698 |
|
|
a child of an <code>h1</code> element.</dd> |
| 699 |
|
|
</dl></dd> |
| 700 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<dt>If the element with the error is a <code>noscript</code> element</dt> |
| 701 |
|
|
<dd>The <code>noscript</code> element is allowed only in the context |
| 702 |
|
|
where a block-level or inline-level content is expected |
| 703 |
|
|
and in the <code>head</code> element. |
| 704 |
|
|
It cannot be used in e.g. <code>ul</code>, <code>table</code>, |
| 705 |
|
|
or <code>select</code>.</dd> |
| 706 |
wakaba |
1.8 |
<dt>If the element with the error is <code>blink</code>, |
| 707 |
|
|
<code>center</code>, or <code>marquee</code> element</dt> |
| 708 |
|
|
<dd>These elements are not part of the HTML standard. |
| 709 |
|
|
Use CSS for styling control.</dd> |
| 710 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
|
| 711 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<dt><code>button</code>, <code>datalist</code>, |
| 712 |
|
|
<code>fieldset</code>, <code>form</code>, |
| 713 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<code>input</code>, <code>label</code>, |
| 714 |
|
|
<code>optgroup</code>, <code>option</code>, <code>output</code>, |
| 715 |
|
|
<code>rb</code>, <code>rp</code>, <code>rt</code>, <code>ruby</code>, |
| 716 |
|
|
<code>textarea</code>, or <code>textarea</code> element</dt> |
| 717 |
|
|
<!-- rbc, rtc ? --> |
| 718 |
|
|
<dd>These elements are intentionally not supported by the conformance |
| 719 |
|
|
checker <em>yet</em>.</dd> |
| 720 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
</dl> |
| 721 |
|
|
</p> |
| 722 |
|
|
</div> |
| 723 |
|
|
|
| 724 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<div class="section content-model-error" id="element-not-allowed:root"><h3>This element is not allowed as a root |
| 725 |
|
|
element.</h3> |
| 726 |
|
|
<p>An element that is not allowed as the root element |
| 727 |
|
|
is used as the root element of the document. The document is |
| 728 |
|
|
non-conforming, as far as the conformance checker can tell.</p> |
| 729 |
|
|
|
| 730 |
|
|
<dl class="switch"> |
| 731 |
|
|
<dt><code>html</code> element in an XHTML document</dt> |
| 732 |
wakaba |
1.14 |
<dd><p>In <abbr>XHTML</abbr> document, the root <code>html</code> |
| 733 |
|
|
element must have an <code>xmlns</code> attribute as: |
| 734 |
|
|
<pre class="xml example"> |
| 735 |
|
|
<code><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"></code></pre></p></dd> |
| 736 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<dt><code>rss</code> element</dt> |
| 737 |
|
|
<dd><p>The document is written in some version of RSS.</p> |
| 738 |
|
|
<p>The conformance checker does not support any version |
| 739 |
|
|
of RSS. Use Atom 1.0 for feed documents.</p></dd> |
| 740 |
|
|
<dt><code>feed</code> element</dt> |
| 741 |
|
|
<dd><p>The Atom <code>feed</code> element must be |
| 742 |
wakaba |
1.14 |
in the <code>http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom</code> |
| 743 |
|
|
namespace as: |
| 744 |
|
|
<pre class="xml example"> |
| 745 |
|
|
<code><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"></code></pre> |
| 746 |
|
|
</p> |
| 747 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<p>The conformance checker does not support Atom 0.3. |
| 748 |
|
|
Use Atom 1.0 for feed documents.</p></dd> |
| 749 |
|
|
</dl> |
| 750 |
|
|
</div> |
| 751 |
|
|
|
| 752 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section content-model-error" id="ps-element-missing"><h3>There is no <code><var>$0</var></code> |
| 753 |
|
|
element before this element.</h3> |
| 754 |
|
|
<p>There must be an element before another element, but there |
| 755 |
|
|
is not. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 756 |
|
|
|
| 757 |
|
|
<p>For example, there must be a <code>dt</code> element |
| 758 |
|
|
before any <code>dd</code> element.</p> |
| 759 |
|
|
</div> |
| 760 |
|
|
|
| 761 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
</section> |
| 762 |
|
|
|
| 763 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<section id="attribute-errors"> |
| 764 |
|
|
<h2>Attribute Errors</h2> |
| 765 |
|
|
|
| 766 |
|
|
<div class="section attribute-error" id="attribute-missing"><h3>Required attribute <code><var>$0</var></code> |
| 767 |
|
|
is not specified.</h3> |
| 768 |
|
|
<p>A required attribute is not specified. The document |
| 769 |
|
|
is non-conforming.</p> |
| 770 |
|
|
|
| 771 |
|
|
<p>Some attribute is defined as <i>required</i>. |
| 772 |
|
|
Without required attributes specified, user agents |
| 773 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
cannot provide full functionality of the element to the user.</p> |
| 774 |
|
|
|
| 775 |
|
|
<dl class="switch"> |
| 776 |
|
|
<dt>HTML <code>img</code> element</dt> |
| 777 |
|
|
<dd>The <code>src</code> attribute must be specified. |
| 778 |
|
|
Additionally, the <code>alt</code> attribute must be specified |
| 779 |
|
|
in many cases.</dd> |
| 780 |
|
|
<dt>HTML <code>link</code> element</dt> |
| 781 |
|
|
<dd>The <code>rel</code> attribute must be specified. |
| 782 |
|
|
Note that the <code>rev</code> attribute is obsolete.</dd> |
| 783 |
|
|
</dl> |
| 784 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
</div> |
| 785 |
|
|
|
| 786 |
wakaba |
1.8 |
<div class="section attribute-error" id="attribute-not-allowed"><h3>Attribute |
| 787 |
|
|
<code><var>{local-name}</var></code> is not allowed for |
| 788 |
|
|
<code><var>{element-local-name}</var></code> element.</h3> |
| 789 |
|
|
<p>An attribute is specified where it is not allowed. |
| 790 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 791 |
|
|
|
| 792 |
|
|
<dl> |
| 793 |
|
|
<dt>HTML <code>meta</code> element</dt> |
| 794 |
|
|
<dd>For HTML <code>meta</code> element, <em>only one</em> of |
| 795 |
|
|
<code>name</code>, <code>http-equiv</code>, or <code>charset</code> |
| 796 |
|
|
attribute is allowed.</dd> |
| 797 |
|
|
</dl> |
| 798 |
|
|
</div> |
| 799 |
|
|
|
| 800 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<div class="section attribute-error" id="in-HTML:xml:lang"><h3>The <code>xml:lang</code> attribute is not |
| 801 |
|
|
allowed in HTML document.</h3> |
| 802 |
|
|
<p>The <code>xml:lang</code> attribute is not allowed in |
| 803 |
|
|
HTML document. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 804 |
|
|
|
| 805 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<p>Use of the <code>xml:lang</code> attribute is conforming |
| 806 |
|
|
<em>only</em> in XML documents.</p> |
| 807 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
|
| 808 |
|
|
<p>To specify natural language information in HTML document, |
| 809 |
|
|
use <code>lang</code> attribute instead.</p> |
| 810 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
|
| 811 |
|
|
<p>XHTML 1.0 Appendix C was encouraged to specify both |
| 812 |
|
|
<code>lang</code> and <code>xml:lang</code> attributes with |
| 813 |
|
|
the same value. Such a duplication has <em>no effect</em> in practice. |
| 814 |
|
|
Use only one of <code>lang</code> (in HTML) or <code>xml:lang</code> (in |
| 815 |
|
|
XML).</p> |
| 816 |
|
|
|
| 817 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<!-- @@ ISSUE: xml:lang in non-HTML element in DOM5 HTML created |
| 818 |
|
|
from an HTML document? --> |
| 819 |
|
|
</div> |
| 820 |
|
|
|
| 821 |
|
|
<div class="section attribute-error" id="in-XML:charset"><h3>The <code>charset</code> attribute is not |
| 822 |
|
|
allowed in XML document.</h3> |
| 823 |
|
|
<p>The <code>charset</code> attribute of a |
| 824 |
|
|
<code>meta</code> element is not allowed in XML document. |
| 825 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 826 |
|
|
|
| 827 |
|
|
<p>To specify the character encoding used for serialization, |
| 828 |
|
|
if necessary, use XML declaration instead: |
| 829 |
|
|
<pre class="xml example"> |
| 830 |
|
|
<code><?xml version="1.0" encoding="<var>encoding-name</var>"?></code></pre> |
| 831 |
|
|
</p> |
| 832 |
|
|
</div> |
| 833 |
|
|
|
| 834 |
|
|
<div class="section attribute-error" id="in-XML:lang"><h3>The <code>lang</code> attribute is not |
| 835 |
|
|
allowed in XML document.</h3> |
| 836 |
|
|
<p>The HTML <code>lang</code> attribute is not allowed in |
| 837 |
|
|
XML document. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 838 |
|
|
|
| 839 |
|
|
<p>The <code>lang</code> attribute in <code>null</code> |
| 840 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
namespace for HTML elements is conforming <em>only</em> in |
| 841 |
|
|
HTML documents.</p> |
| 842 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
|
| 843 |
|
|
<p>To specify natural language information in XML document, |
| 844 |
|
|
use <code>xml:lang</code> attribute instead.</p> |
| 845 |
|
|
</div> |
| 846 |
|
|
|
| 847 |
|
|
<div class="section attribute-error" id="in-XML:xmlns"><h3>The <code>xmlns</code> attribute |
| 848 |
|
|
in the <code>null</code> namespace is not allowed in |
| 849 |
|
|
XHTML document. The document is non-conforming.</h3> |
| 850 |
|
|
<p>The <code>xmlns</code> attribute in the <code>null</code> |
| 851 |
|
|
namespace is not allowed in XHTML document.</p> |
| 852 |
|
|
|
| 853 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<p>This error should not occur in conformance-checking of |
| 854 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
static documents.</p> |
| 855 |
|
|
</div> |
| 856 |
|
|
|
| 857 |
|
|
</section> |
| 858 |
|
|
|
| 859 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
<section id="attribute-value-errors"> |
| 860 |
|
|
<h2>Attribute Value Errors</h2> |
| 861 |
|
|
|
| 862 |
wakaba |
1.16 |
<div class="section attribute-value-warning warning" id="w:charset:not-registered"><h3>Character encoding name <code><var>$0</var></code> |
| 863 |
|
|
is not registered.</h3> |
| 864 |
|
|
<p>The specified character encoding name is not registered to |
| 865 |
|
|
<abbr>IANA</abbr>. Use of registered character encoding name |
| 866 |
|
|
is a good practice to facilitate interoperability.</p> |
| 867 |
|
|
|
| 868 |
|
|
<dl class="switch"> |
| 869 |
|
|
<dt><code>EUC-TW</code></dt> |
| 870 |
|
|
<dd><code>EUC-TW</code> is not registered. Unfortunately, there |
| 871 |
|
|
is no registered name for that character encoding. Use |
| 872 |
|
|
Big5 encoding with character encoding name <code>Big5</code> |
| 873 |
|
|
if it is enough to represent the document.</dd> |
| 874 |
|
|
<dt><code>ISO-2022-JP-1</code></dt> |
| 875 |
|
|
<dd><code>ISO-2022-JP-1</code> is not registered, nevertheless |
| 876 |
|
|
this character encoding name is documented in |
| 877 |
|
|
<a href="urn:ietf:rfc:2237"><abbr>RFC</abbr> 2237</a>. Use |
| 878 |
|
|
<code>ISO-2022-JP-2</code> instead, since that character encoding |
| 879 |
|
|
is a superset of ISO-2022-JP-1.</dd> |
| 880 |
|
|
<dt><code>ISO-2022-JP-3</code>, <code>ISO-2022-JP-3-plane1</code></dt> |
| 881 |
|
|
<dd>These names are not registered and obsoleted in favor of |
| 882 |
|
|
<code>ISO-2022-JP-2004</code> and |
| 883 |
|
|
<code>ISO-2022-JP-2004-plane1</code>.</dd> |
| 884 |
|
|
<dt><code>ISO-2022-JP-2003</code>, |
| 885 |
|
|
<code>ISO-2022-JP-2003-plane1</code></dt> |
| 886 |
|
|
<dd>These names are not registered and corrected to |
| 887 |
|
|
<code>ISO-2022-JP-2004</code> and |
| 888 |
|
|
<code>ISO-2022-JP-2004-plane1</code>.</dd> |
| 889 |
|
|
<dt><code>ISO-2022-JP-2004</code>, |
| 890 |
|
|
<code>ISO-2022-JP-2004-plane1</code></dt> |
| 891 |
|
|
<dd>These names are not registered. Unfortunately, there is |
| 892 |
|
|
no registered name for these character encodings.</dd> |
| 893 |
|
|
<dt><code>UTF-8N</code></dt> |
| 894 |
|
|
<dd><code>UTF-8N</code> is not registered. Character encoding |
| 895 |
|
|
name <code>UTF-8</code> represents UTF-8 encoding with or |
| 896 |
|
|
without <abbr>BOM</abbr>.</dd> |
| 897 |
|
|
</dl> |
| 898 |
|
|
|
| 899 |
|
|
<p><strong>WARNING</strong>: This error might be raised for |
| 900 |
|
|
a registered character encoding name, since the character encoding |
| 901 |
|
|
name database of the conformance checker is not complete yet.</p> |
| 902 |
|
|
</div> |
| 903 |
|
|
|
| 904 |
|
|
<div class="section attribute-value-warning warning" id="w:charset:private"><h3><code><var>$0</var></code> is a private |
| 905 |
|
|
character encoding name.</h3> |
| 906 |
|
|
<p>The specified character encoding name is a private name and |
| 907 |
|
|
not registered to <abbr>IANA</abbr>. Use of registered character |
| 908 |
|
|
encoding name is a good practice to facilitate interoperability.</p> |
| 909 |
|
|
|
| 910 |
|
|
<dl class="switch"> |
| 911 |
|
|
<dt><code>x-euc-jp</code></dt> |
| 912 |
|
|
<dd>Use <code>EUC-JP</code> for the Japanese <abbr>EUC</abbr> |
| 913 |
|
|
character encoding.</dd> |
| 914 |
|
|
<dt><code>x-sjis</code></dt> |
| 915 |
|
|
<dd>Use <code>Shift_JIS</code> for standard Shift encoding scheme of |
| 916 |
|
|
<abbr>JIS</abbr> coded character set, or <code>Windows-31J</code> |
| 917 |
|
|
for Microsoft standard character set as implemented by |
| 918 |
|
|
Microsoft Windows.</dd> |
| 919 |
|
|
</dl> |
| 920 |
|
|
</div> |
| 921 |
|
|
|
| 922 |
|
|
<div class="section attribute-value-error" id="m:charset:syntax-error"><h3>The specified value is syntactically not a |
| 923 |
|
|
character encoding name.</h3> |
| 924 |
|
|
<p>The attribute value must be a character encoding name. However, |
| 925 |
|
|
the specified value is not a character encoding name syntactically. |
| 926 |
|
|
The document is non‐conforming.</p> |
| 927 |
|
|
<p>Character encoding name is a string of <abbr>ASCII</abbr> |
| 928 |
|
|
printable characters, up to 40 characters.</p> |
| 929 |
|
|
</div> |
| 930 |
|
|
|
| 931 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<div class="section attribute-value-error" id="enumerated:invalid"><h3>This attribute only allow a limited set of |
| 932 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
values and the specified value <code><var>{@}</var></code> is not one |
| 933 |
wakaba |
1.8 |
of them.</h3> |
| 934 |
|
|
<p>For this attribute only several values are allowed and the |
| 935 |
|
|
value of the attribute is not one of them. The document |
| 936 |
|
|
is non-conforming.</p> |
| 937 |
|
|
|
| 938 |
|
|
<dl> |
| 939 |
|
|
<dt>HTML <code>meta</code> element, <code>http-equiv</code> attribute</dt> |
| 940 |
wakaba |
1.14 |
<dd><p>Only values <code>Default-Style</code> and <code>Refresh</code> |
| 941 |
|
|
are allowed.</p> |
| 942 |
wakaba |
1.8 |
<p>Value <code>Content-Type</code> is obsolete; for charset |
| 943 |
|
|
declaration, the <code>charset</code> attribute can be used as: |
| 944 |
|
|
<pre class="html example"> |
| 945 |
|
|
<code><meta charset="<var>charset-name</var>"></code></pre> |
| 946 |
|
|
... where <var>charset-name</var> is a name of the character encoding |
| 947 |
|
|
of the document, such as <code>utf-8</code>.</p> |
| 948 |
|
|
<p>Values <code>Content-Style-Type</code> and |
| 949 |
|
|
<code>Content-Script-Type</code> are currently not allowed.</p> |
| 950 |
|
|
<p>Value <code>Keywords</code> is not allowed. Use |
| 951 |
|
|
<code>name</code> attribute instead of <code>http-equiv</code> |
| 952 |
|
|
attribute.</p> |
| 953 |
|
|
<p>Values <code>Expires</code>, <code>Pragma</code>, |
| 954 |
|
|
and <code>Cache-Control</code> are not allowed; |
| 955 |
|
|
use <em>real</em> HTTP header fields for cache control.</p></dd> |
| 956 |
|
|
</dl> |
| 957 |
|
|
</div> |
| 958 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
| 959 |
wakaba |
1.15 |
<div class="section attribute-value-error" id="enumerated:invalid:http-equiv:content-type"><h3>Character encoding declaration syntax |
| 960 |
wakaba |
1.14 |
<code class="html bad example"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=<var>charset-name</var>"></code> |
| 961 |
wakaba |
1.13 |
is obsolete.</h3> |
| 962 |
wakaba |
1.15 |
<p>Old long character encoding declaration syntax |
| 963 |
wakaba |
1.14 |
<code class="html bad example"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=<var>charset-name</var>"></code> |
| 964 |
wakaba |
1.13 |
is in use. The document is non‐conforming.</p> |
| 965 |
|
|
|
| 966 |
wakaba |
1.15 |
<p>The new character encoding declaration syntax is: |
| 967 |
wakaba |
1.14 |
<pre class="html example"> |
| 968 |
wakaba |
1.13 |
<code><meta charset="<var>charset-name</var>"></code></pre> |
| 969 |
|
|
</p> |
| 970 |
|
|
</div> |
| 971 |
|
|
|
| 972 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<div class="section attribute-value-error" id="duplicate-ID"><h3>This identifier has already been |
| 973 |
|
|
assigned to another element.</h3></div> |
| 974 |
|
|
|
| 975 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
<div class="section attribute-value-error" id="link-type:bad-context"><h3>The link type <code><var>$0</var></code> |
| 976 |
|
|
cannot be specified for this element.</h3> |
| 977 |
|
|
<p>The specified link type cannot be used for the element. |
| 978 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 979 |
|
|
|
| 980 |
|
|
<p>Link types are associated with limited set of elements. |
| 981 |
|
|
They cannot be used with other elements.</p> |
| 982 |
|
|
|
| 983 |
|
|
<p>For example, link type <code>bookmark</code> |
| 984 |
|
|
can be used with <code>a</code> or <code>area</code> element, |
| 985 |
|
|
while it cannot be used with <code>link</code> element.</p> |
| 986 |
|
|
</div> |
| 987 |
|
|
|
| 988 |
|
|
<div class="section attribute-value-error" id="link-type:non-conforming"><h3>The link type <code><var>$0</var></code> |
| 989 |
|
|
is non-conforming.</h3> |
| 990 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<p>The specified link type is non-conforming, and therefore |
| 991 |
|
|
the document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 992 |
|
|
|
| 993 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<dl class="switch"> |
| 994 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<dt>Link type <code>contents</code></dt> |
| 995 |
|
|
<dd>Use link type <code>index</code>.</dd> |
| 996 |
|
|
<dt>Link type <code>copyright</code></dt> |
| 997 |
|
|
<dd>Use link type <code>license</code>.</dd> |
| 998 |
|
|
<dt>Link type <code>home</code></dt> |
| 999 |
|
|
<dd>Use link type <code>index</code>.</dd> |
| 1000 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<dt>Link type <code>previous</code></dt> |
| 1001 |
|
|
<dd>Use link type <code>prev</code>.</dd> |
| 1002 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<dt>Link type <code>start</code></dt> |
| 1003 |
|
|
<dd>Use link type <code>first</code>.</dd> |
| 1004 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<dt>Link type <code>toc</code> or <code>top</code></dt> |
| 1005 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<dd>Use link type <code>index</code>.</dd> |
| 1006 |
|
|
</dl> |
| 1007 |
|
|
</div> |
| 1008 |
|
|
|
| 1009 |
wakaba |
1.16 |
<div class="section attribute-value-error" id="m:mismatched-charset-name"><h3>Character encoding name <code><var>$1</var></code> |
| 1010 |
|
|
is different from document character encoding |
| 1011 |
|
|
<code><var>$0</var></code>.</h3> |
| 1012 |
|
|
<p>The specified character encoding name is different from |
| 1013 |
|
|
the character encoding of the document. The document |
| 1014 |
|
|
is non‐conforming.</p> |
| 1015 |
|
|
</div> |
| 1016 |
|
|
|
| 1017 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section attribute-value-error" id="reserved-browsing-context-name"><h3>Browsing context name |
| 1018 |
|
|
<code><var>{@}</var></code> is reserved.</h3> |
| 1019 |
|
|
<p>The specified browsing context name is reserved. |
| 1020 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 1021 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
|
| 1022 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<p>Names of browsing contexts starting with <code>_</code> |
| 1023 |
|
|
(<code>U+005F</code> <code class="charname">LOW LINE</code>) |
| 1024 |
|
|
are reserved so that it must not be used.</p> |
| 1025 |
|
|
|
| 1026 |
|
|
<p>Old version of HTML, non-HTML markup languages, and |
| 1027 |
|
|
Web browsers define or implements special reserved |
| 1028 |
|
|
browsing context names <code>_blank</code>, |
| 1029 |
|
|
<code>_main</code>, and <code>_replace</code>. |
| 1030 |
|
|
However, they are <em>not</em> conforming attribute values.</p> |
| 1031 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
</div> |
| 1032 |
|
|
|
| 1033 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
</section> |
| 1034 |
|
|
|
| 1035 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
<section id="attribute-value-warnings"> |
| 1036 |
|
|
<h2>Attribute Value Warnings</h2> |
| 1037 |
|
|
|
| 1038 |
|
|
<div class="section attribute-value-warning should" id="s:link-type:proposed"><h3>Link type <code><var>$0</var></code> |
| 1039 |
|
|
is proposed but not accepted yet; it <em>should not</em> be |
| 1040 |
|
|
used until it has been accepted.</h3> |
| 1041 |
|
|
<p>The link type is in the <i>proposed</i> status; it |
| 1042 |
|
|
<em>should not</em> be used until it has been |
| 1043 |
|
|
accepted.</p> |
| 1044 |
|
|
|
| 1045 |
|
|
<p><strong>Warning</strong>: The data served to the |
| 1046 |
|
|
conforming checker might be out of date; it might have already |
| 1047 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
been accepted or rejected. The document might or might not be |
| 1048 |
|
|
conforming depending on the status. See WHATWG Wiki |
| 1049 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
for the latest information.</p> |
| 1050 |
|
|
</div> |
| 1051 |
|
|
|
| 1052 |
|
|
</section> |
| 1053 |
|
|
|
| 1054 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
<section id="table-model-errors"> |
| 1055 |
|
|
<h2>Table Model Errors</h2> |
| 1056 |
|
|
|
| 1057 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<div class="section table-model-error" id="table:colspan-creates-column-with-no-anchored-cell"><h3>This <code>colspan</code> attribute |
| 1058 |
|
|
results in creating a table column that does not contain |
| 1059 |
|
|
any cell anchored to it.</h3></div> |
| 1060 |
|
|
|
| 1061 |
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 |
| 1062 |
|
|
<code>th</code>) in the last row.</h3></div> |
| 1063 |
|
|
|
| 1064 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section table-model-error" id="table:rowspan-extends-table"><h3>This <code>rowspan</code> attribute |
| 1065 |
|
|
results in creating a table row that does not contain |
| 1066 |
|
|
any cell anchored to it.</h3> |
| 1067 |
|
|
<p>The <code>rowspan</code> attribute value of the cell |
| 1068 |
|
|
is so specified that it extends a table in the row axis. |
| 1069 |
|
|
However, the extended row does not contain any cell by itself. |
| 1070 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 1071 |
|
|
|
| 1072 |
|
|
<p>For example, the table below is non-conforming: |
| 1073 |
wakaba |
1.14 |
<pre class="html bad example"> |
| 1074 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<code><table> |
| 1075 |
|
|
<tbody> |
| 1076 |
|
|
<tr><td rowspan=2></td></tr> |
| 1077 |
|
|
</tbody> |
| 1078 |
|
|
</table></code></pre> |
| 1079 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
... since the second row contains only |
| 1080 |
|
|
a cell that spans between first and second rows.</p> |
| 1081 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
</div> |
| 1082 |
|
|
|
| 1083 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
</section> |
| 1084 |
|
|
|
| 1085 |
|
|
<section id="imt-warnings"> |
| 1086 |
|
|
<h2>Internet Media Type Warnings</h2> |
| 1087 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
|
| 1088 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section should" id="s:IMT:obsolete-subtype"><h3><code><var>{@}</var></code>: An <em>obsolete</em> |
| 1089 |
|
|
subtype is used.</h3></div> |
| 1090 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
| 1091 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section should" id="s:IMT:private-subtype"><h3><code><var>{@}</var></code>: A private |
| 1092 |
|
|
(<code>x-</code> or <code>x.</code>) subtype is used.</h3></div> |
| 1093 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
| 1094 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section should" id="s:IMT:unregistered-subtype"><h3><code><var>{@}</var></code>: The subtype is |
| 1095 |
|
|
not registered to IANA.</h3></div> |
| 1096 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
| 1097 |
|
|
</section> |
| 1098 |
|
|
|
| 1099 |
|
|
<section id="uri-errors"> |
| 1100 |
|
|
<h2>URI (or IRI) Errors</h2> |
| 1101 |
|
|
|
| 1102 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section must" id="m:URI::syntax-error"><h3>The specified value is syntactically not an IRI |
| 1103 |
|
|
reference.</h3> |
| 1104 |
|
|
<p>The specified value does not satisfy the syntactical requirements |
| 1105 |
|
|
for IRI references. The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 1106 |
|
|
|
| 1107 |
|
|
<p>Possible causes: |
| 1108 |
|
|
<ul> |
| 1109 |
|
|
<li>The string might contain one or more white space characters. |
| 1110 |
|
|
Especially, the <code> </code> (<code>U+0020</code> |
| 1111 |
|
|
<code class="charname">SPACE</code>) character cannot be |
| 1112 |
|
|
used in IRI references.</li> |
| 1113 |
|
|
</ul> |
| 1114 |
|
|
</p> |
| 1115 |
|
|
</div> |
| 1116 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
| 1117 |
|
|
</section> |
| 1118 |
|
|
|
| 1119 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<section id="uri-shoulds"> |
| 1120 |
|
|
<h2>URI (or IRI) Should-level Errors</h2> |
| 1121 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
|
| 1122 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<div class="section should" id="s:URI::dot-segment"><h3>A dot-segment (<code>.</code> or |
| 1123 |
|
|
<code>..</code>) occurs in an absolute reference.</h3> |
| 1124 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
<p>Dot-segment (<code>.</code> or <code>..</code>) should |
| 1125 |
|
|
not occur in an absolute reference.</p> |
| 1126 |
|
|
|
| 1127 |
|
|
<p>In relative references, dot-segments are used to represent |
| 1128 |
|
|
the current (<code>.</code>) or the parent (<code>..</code>) |
| 1129 |
|
|
hierarchy of the path. Though they are also allowed |
| 1130 |
|
|
in absolute references, it should be resolved to the |
| 1131 |
|
|
canonical form before it has been published.</p> |
| 1132 |
|
|
</div> |
| 1133 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
| 1134 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<div class="section should" id="s:URI::empty-path"><h3>This IRI does not end with |
| 1135 |
|
|
a <code>/</code>.</h3></div> |
| 1136 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
|
| 1137 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<div class="section should" id="s:URI::lowercase-hexadecimal-digit"><h3>A lowercase hexadecimal digit is used |
| 1138 |
|
|
in percent-encoding.</h3> |
| 1139 |
wakaba |
1.5 |
<p>The hexadecimal digit in percent-encoding string in the IRI |
| 1140 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
is in lowercase. Though the IRI <em>is</em> conforming, |
| 1141 |
|
|
it should be in uppercase.</p> |
| 1142 |
|
|
</div> |
| 1143 |
|
|
|
| 1144 |
|
|
<div class="section should" id="s:URI::percent-encoded-unreserved"><h3>An unreserved character is |
| 1145 |
|
|
percent-encoded.</h3> |
| 1146 |
|
|
<p>An unreserved character is percent-encoded in the IRI. |
| 1147 |
|
|
Though it <em>is</em> conforming, it should be in the |
| 1148 |
|
|
decoded (or bare) form.</p> |
| 1149 |
|
|
</div> |
| 1150 |
|
|
|
| 1151 |
wakaba |
1.6 |
<div class="section should" id="s:URI::uppercase-scheme-name"><h3>URI scheme name is in uppercase.</h3> |
| 1152 |
|
|
<p>The scheme part of the IRI is written in uppercase letter.</p> |
| 1153 |
|
|
|
| 1154 |
|
|
<p>Uppercase scheme names are not required to be processed |
| 1155 |
|
|
correctly.</p> |
| 1156 |
|
|
<!-- @@ |
| 1157 |
|
|
RFC 3986 3.1. |
| 1158 |
|
|
> Although schemes are case- |
| 1159 |
|
|
insensitive, the canonical form is lowercase and documents that |
| 1160 |
|
|
specify schemes must do so with lowercase letters. |
| 1161 |
|
|
|
| 1162 |
|
|
> An implementation ... should only produce lowercase scheme names for |
| 1163 |
|
|
consistency. |
| 1164 |
|
|
--> |
| 1165 |
|
|
</div> |
| 1166 |
|
|
|
| 1167 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
</section> |
| 1168 |
|
|
|
| 1169 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<section id="cache-manifest-errors"> |
| 1170 |
|
|
<h2>Cache Manifest Errors</h2> |
| 1171 |
|
|
|
| 1172 |
|
|
<div class="section must" id="m:not-manifest"><h3>This document is not a cache manifest.</h3> |
| 1173 |
|
|
<p>The specified document is <em>not</em> a cache manifest. |
| 1174 |
|
|
The document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 1175 |
|
|
|
| 1176 |
|
|
<p>An entity labeled as Internet media type |
| 1177 |
|
|
<code>text/cache-manifest</code> must contain a cache manifest.</p> |
| 1178 |
|
|
|
| 1179 |
|
|
<p>A cache manifest must start with a line whose content is |
| 1180 |
wakaba |
1.14 |
<code class="manifest example">CACHE MANIFEST</code> |
| 1181 |
|
|
(exactly one space character between |
| 1182 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<code>CACHE</code> and <code>MANIFEST</code>).</p> |
| 1183 |
|
|
</div> |
| 1184 |
|
|
</section> |
| 1185 |
|
|
|
| 1186 |
wakaba |
1.17 |
<section id="information"> |
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|
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<h2>Stability Information</h2> |
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<div class="section level-i" id="i:status:cr:element"><h3>This element is in the |
| 1190 |
|
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<strong>call‐for‐implementation</strong> phase.</h3> |
| 1191 |
|
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<p>The element is in the call‐for‐implementation phase.</p> |
| 1192 |
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| 1193 |
|
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<p>Usually, using the element is safe. However, it is a new feature |
| 1194 |
|
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so that it might not be implemented correctly. If it is found that |
| 1195 |
|
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the feature is hard or impossible to implement, the feature |
| 1196 |
|
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might be revised, or in some case it might be dropped.</p> |
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<p>Elements defined by HTML4, Atom 1.0, and XBL 2.0 belong to this |
| 1199 |
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class.</p> |
| 1200 |
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</div> |
| 1201 |
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|
| 1202 |
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<div class="section level-i" id="i:status:lc:element"><h3>This element is in the <strong>last |
| 1203 |
|
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call‐for‐comments</strong> phase.</h3> |
| 1204 |
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<p>The element is in the last call‐for‐comments phase.</p> |
| 1205 |
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|
| 1206 |
|
|
<p>The element is relatively mature, though the standardization |
| 1207 |
|
|
is not done yet. It may be used for experiments. Since it is a new |
| 1208 |
|
|
feature, it might not be implemented correctly or at all. If it is |
| 1209 |
|
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found that the feature is hard or impossible to implement, the feature |
| 1210 |
|
|
might be revised or might be dropped.</p> |
| 1211 |
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|
| 1212 |
|
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<p>Elements defined by Web Forms 2.0 as well as some elements |
| 1213 |
|
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defined by HTML5 belong to this class.</p> |
| 1214 |
|
|
</div> |
| 1215 |
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|
| 1216 |
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<div class="section level-i" id="i:status:wd:element"><h3>This element is documented in a <strong>working |
| 1217 |
|
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draft</strong>.</h3> |
| 1218 |
|
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<p>The element is documented in a working or editor's draft |
| 1219 |
|
|
and not yet completed.</p> |
| 1220 |
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|
| 1221 |
|
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<p>The element should not be used for any practical purpose. |
| 1222 |
|
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The feature might be drastically changed later or might be |
| 1223 |
|
|
entirely removed.</p> |
| 1224 |
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|
| 1225 |
|
|
<p>Most of new elements defined by HTML5 belong to this class.</p> |
| 1226 |
|
|
</div> |
| 1227 |
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|
| 1228 |
|
|
<div class="section level-i" id="i:status:non-standard:element"><h3>This element is <strong>not part of any |
| 1229 |
|
|
standard</strong>.</h3> |
| 1230 |
|
|
<p>The element is not part of any standard or draft.</p> |
| 1231 |
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|
| 1232 |
|
|
<p>The element should not be used for any practical purpose.</p> |
| 1233 |
|
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</div> |
| 1234 |
|
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</section> |
| 1235 |
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|
| 1236 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
<section id="unsupported-messages"> |
| 1237 |
|
|
<h2><i>Unsupported</i> Messages</h2> |
| 1238 |
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|
| 1239 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<div class="section unsupported" id="unsupported:element"><h3>Conformance checking for element |
| 1240 |
|
|
<code><var>{local-name}</var></code> is not supported; <em>it might or |
| 1241 |
|
|
might not be conforming</em>.</h3> |
| 1242 |
|
|
<p>The conformant checker does not support the element. |
| 1243 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
It cannot determine whether the document is conforming or not.</p> |
| 1244 |
|
|
</div> |
| 1245 |
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|
|
| 1246 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<div class="section unsupported" id="unsupported:attribute"><h3>Conformance checking for attribute |
| 1247 |
|
|
<code><var>{local-name}</var></code> of element |
| 1248 |
|
|
<code><var>{element-local-name}</var></code> is not supported; |
| 1249 |
|
|
<em>it might or might not be conforming</em>.</h3> |
| 1250 |
|
|
<p>The conformant checker does not support the attribute. |
| 1251 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
It cannot determine whether the document is conforming or not.</p> |
| 1252 |
|
|
</div> |
| 1253 |
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|
|
| 1254 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<div class="section unsupported" id="unsupported:link-type"><h3>Link type <code><var>$0</var></code> is not |
| 1255 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
standardized or registered at the time of the release of the conformance |
| 1256 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
checker; <em>it is non-conforming unless it now has been |
| 1257 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
registered</em>.</h3> |
| 1258 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
<p>The <code>rel</code> attribute is defined as a list of link types. |
| 1259 |
|
|
Some common link types are defined in the HTML5 specification. |
| 1260 |
|
|
Additional link types can be registered to the WHATWG Wiki. |
| 1261 |
|
|
use of any other link type is non-conforming.</p> |
| 1262 |
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|
|
| 1263 |
|
|
<p>The specified link type is not part of the standard or registry |
| 1264 |
|
|
when the database used by the conformance cheker is created. |
| 1265 |
|
|
The link type might have been added to the registry since then. |
| 1266 |
|
|
In such case it might be conforming. Otherwise, the |
| 1267 |
|
|
document is non-conforming.</p> |
| 1268 |
wakaba |
1.8 |
|
| 1269 |
|
|
<dl> |
| 1270 |
|
|
<dt>Link types <code>shortcut icon</code></dt> |
| 1271 |
|
|
<dd>Link type <code>shortcut</code> is not registered. |
| 1272 |
|
|
Use only <code>icon</code> for linking to so-called favicon.</dd> |
| 1273 |
|
|
</dl> |
| 1274 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
</div> |
| 1275 |
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|
|
| 1276 |
wakaba |
1.4 |
<div class="section unsupported" id="unsupported:event-handler"><h3>Conformance checking for event handler attribute |
| 1277 |
|
|
is not supported; <em>it might or might not be conforming.</em></h3></div> |
| 1278 |
|
|
|
| 1279 |
|
|
<div class="section unsupported" id="unsupported:media-query"><h3>Conformance checking for media query |
| 1280 |
|
|
is not supported; <em>it might or might not be conforming.</em></h3></div> |
| 1281 |
|
|
|
| 1282 |
|
|
<div class="section unsupported" id="unsupported:script"><h3>Conformance checking for script |
| 1283 |
|
|
language <code><var>$0</var></code> is not supported; |
| 1284 |
|
|
<em>it might or might not be conforming.</em></h3></div> |
| 1285 |
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|
|
| 1286 |
|
|
<div class="section unsupported" id="unsupported:style"><h3>Conformance checking for style |
| 1287 |
|
|
language <code><var>$0</var></code> is not supported; |
| 1288 |
|
|
<em>it might or might not be conforming.</em></h3></div> |
| 1289 |
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|
|
| 1290 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
</section> |
| 1291 |
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|
|
| 1292 |
wakaba |
1.3 |
|
| 1293 |
wakaba |
1.2 |
|
| 1294 |
wakaba |
1.12 |
<section id="levels"> |
| 1295 |
|
|
<h2>Error Levels</h2> |
| 1296 |
|
|
|
| 1297 |
|
|
<table id="levels-table"> |
| 1298 |
|
|
<thead> |
| 1299 |
|
|
<tr><th scope="col">Level</th> |
| 1300 |
|
|
<th scope="col">Conforming?</th> |
| 1301 |
|
|
<th scope="col">Description</th> |
| 1302 |
|
|
</tr> |
| 1303 |
|
|
</thead> |
| 1304 |
|
|
<tbody> |
| 1305 |
|
|
<tr class="level-m" id="level-m"> |
| 1306 |
|
|
<th scope="row"><em class="rfc2119">MUST</em>‐level error</th> |
| 1307 |
|
|
<td>Non‐conforming.</td> |
| 1308 |
|
|
<td>A violation to a hard requirement of the specification. |
| 1309 |
|
|
The document is non‐conforming.</td> |
| 1310 |
|
|
</tr> |
| 1311 |
|
|
<tr class="level-s" id="level-s"> |
| 1312 |
|
|
<th scope="row"><em class="rfc2119">SHOULD</em>‐level error</th> |
| 1313 |
|
|
<td>Non‐conforming, but <em>in some case</em> |
| 1314 |
|
|
conforming.</td> |
| 1315 |
|
|
<td>A violation to a requirement of the specification. |
| 1316 |
|
|
The violation might be legitimize in some case. Otherwise, |
| 1317 |
|
|
the document is non‐conforming.</td> |
| 1318 |
|
|
</tr> |
| 1319 |
|
|
<tr class="level-w" id="level-w"> |
| 1320 |
|
|
<th scope="row">Warning</th> |
| 1321 |
|
|
<td>Conforming.</td> |
| 1322 |
|
|
<td>A warning is an advice from the conformance checker to avoid |
| 1323 |
|
|
to solve a problem in a confusing or possibly wrong way. |
| 1324 |
|
|
It does not affect to the conformance of the document, and |
| 1325 |
|
|
may sometimes be inappropriate.</td> |
| 1326 |
|
|
</tr> |
| 1327 |
wakaba |
1.17 |
<tr class="level-i" id="level-i"> |
| 1328 |
|
|
<th scope="row">Information</th> |
| 1329 |
|
|
<td>Conforming.</td> |
| 1330 |
|
|
<td>An informational message just provides an additional information |
| 1331 |
|
|
on the feature used in the document or the status of the retrieval |
| 1332 |
|
|
or so on. |
| 1333 |
|
|
It does not affect to the conformance of the document.</td> |
| 1334 |
|
|
</tr> |
| 1335 |
|
|
<tr class="level-u" id="level-u"> |
| 1336 |
wakaba |
1.12 |
<th scope="row">Not supported</th> |
| 1337 |
|
|
<td><em>Unknown</em>.</td> |
| 1338 |
|
|
<td>Some feature that is not supported by the conformance checker |
| 1339 |
|
|
is used in the document.</td> |
| 1340 |
|
|
</tr> |
| 1341 |
|
|
</tbody> |
| 1342 |
|
|
</table> |
| 1343 |
|
|
</section> |
| 1344 |
|
|
|
| 1345 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
<section id="license"> |
| 1346 |
|
|
<h2>License of This Document</h2> |
| 1347 |
|
|
|
| 1348 |
wakaba |
1.11 |
<p>Copyright <time>2007</time> |
| 1349 |
|
|
<a href="http://suika.fam.cx/~wakaba/who?" rel="author" xml:lang="ja">Wakaba</a> |
| 1350 |
|
|
<code class="mail"><<a href="mailto:w@suika.fam.cx">w@suika.fam.cx</a>></code>.</p> |
| 1351 |
|
|
|
| 1352 |
wakaba |
1.9 |
<p>This document is free software; you can redistribute it |
| 1353 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.</p> |
| 1354 |
|
|
</section> |
| 1355 |
|
|
|
| 1356 |
wakaba |
1.17 |
<!-- $Date: 2008/02/09 12:22:19 $ --> |
| 1357 |
wakaba |
1.1 |
</body> |
| 1358 |
|
|
</html> |