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<p class=section-info>This section is <em>non$B!>(Bnormative</em>.</p> |
<p class=section-info>This section is <em>non$B!>(Bnormative</em>.</p> |
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<div class="issue ed">... |
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/ XML DOM conformance is left undefined so that this document provides a |
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#dt-interop for interoperability</p> |
#dt-interop for interoperability</p> |
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<p>TODO: XML 1.1, XML Namespace 1.0/1.1, xml:base, xml:id |
<p>TODO: XML 1.1, XML Namespace 1.0/1.1, xml:base, xml:id |
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<p>TODO: XML "error"/"fatal error" is not always non-conforming (only |
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when MUST or SHOULD). |
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<p>The parser <em class=rfc2119>MAY</em> continue the parsing of the document |
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even after a fatal error (as defined by the relavant specification) is |
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encountered. How the parsing ought to be continued is not defined by this |
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specification. |
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<p>It is expected that the XML5 specification <span class=ed>@@ ref</span> |
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will define how the parser has to convert any string into DOM tree |
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<div class=section id=parsing-xml> |
<div class=section id=parsing-xml> |
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<p>When an <abbr>XML</abbr> document is parsed, the following clauses |
<p>When an <abbr>XML</abbr> document is parsed, the following clauses |
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are applied:</p> |
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<dl class=switch> |
<dl class=switch> |
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<dt>For each external entity (including the document entity and the external |
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subset entity, if any) |
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<dd>If there is a byte sequence that are not legal in the encoding in use, |
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then the parser <em class=rfc2119>MUST</em> raise an |
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<q>It is a fatal error when an XML processor encounters an entity with an |
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encoding that it is unable to process. It is a fatal error if an XML |
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entity is determined (via default, encoding declaration, or higher-level |
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protocol) to be in a certain encoding but contains byte sequences that are |
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not legal in that encoding.</q> |
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<dd>If it is the document entity or a general entity, then: |
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<ul> |
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<li>If the input byte sequence for the entity begins with the |
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<abbr title="BYTE ORDER MARK" class=charname>BOM</abbr>, then the parser |
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<em class=rfc2119>MUST</em> set the <span class=ed>BOM flag</span> of |
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the node corresponding to the entity (the <code>Document</code> node |
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for the document entity or an <code>Entity</code> node for a general |
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entity) to <code>true</code>. |
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<q>Entities encoded in UTF-16 MUST and entities encoded in UTF-8 MAY |
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begin with the Byte Order Mark</q> |
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<span class=ed>@@ flag must be checked later</span> |
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enforced by DOM Core spec. --> |
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<dd>If it is a parameter entity or the external subset entity, then: |
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<ul> |
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<li>If the character encoding of the entity is <code>UTF-16</code> but |
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the input byte stream for the entity does not begin with the |
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<abbr title="BYTE ORDER MARK" class=charname>BOM</abbr>, then the parser |
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<em class=rfc2119>MUST</em> raise an |
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<a href="#xml-misc-error" id=xme-pe-bom><code>xml-misc-error</code></a>. |
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<li class=ed>@@ encoding="" preferred name? |
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"In an encoding declaration, the values "UTF-8", "UTF-16", "ISO-10646-UCS-2", and "ISO-10646-UCS-4" SHOULD be used for the various encodings and transformations of Unicode / ISO/IEC 10646, the values "ISO-8859-1", "ISO-8859-2", ... "ISO-8859-n" (where n is the part number) SHOULD be used for the parts of ISO 8859, and the values "ISO-2022-JP", "Shift_JIS", and "EUC-JP" SHOULD be used for the various encoded forms of JIS X-0208-1997. It is RECOMMENDED that character encodings registered (as charsets) with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority [IANA-CHARSETS], other than those just listed, be referred to using their registered names; other encodings SHOULD use names starting with an "x-" prefix." |
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<dt>For the document |
<dt>For the document |
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<dd>If the <abbr>XML</abbr> document does not begin with an |
<dd>If the <abbr>XML</abbr> document does not begin with an |
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<abbr>XML</abbr> declaration, then the parser <em class=rfc2119>MUST</em> |
<abbr>XML</abbr> declaration, then the parser <em class=rfc2119>MUST</em> |
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raise an |
raise an |
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<a href="#xml-misc-recommentation" id=xmr-xml-decl><code>xml-misc-recommendation</code></a>. |
<a href="#xml-misc-recommentation" id=xmr-xml-decl><code>xml-misc-recommendation</code></a>. |
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<dd>If the document does not contain the document type declaration, or |
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if it does but the document type definition does not contain entity |
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declaration for any of <code>amp</code>, <code>lt</code>, <code>gt</code>, |
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<code>apos</code>, or <code>quot</code>, then the parser |
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<em class=rfc2119>MUST</em> raise |
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<a href="#xml-misc-recommentation" id=xmr-predefined-decl><code>xml-misc-recommendation</code></a>(s). |
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<q>For interoperability, valid documents SHOULD declare the entities |
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amp, lt, gt, apos, quot, in the form specified in 4.6 Predefined |
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Entities.</q> |
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<dt>For the document type declaration |
<dt>For the document type declaration |
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<dd class=ed>@@ read external entity |
<dd class=ed>@@ read external entity |
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<dd>The <code>entities</code> attribute of the <code>DocumentType</code> |
<dd>The <code>entities</code> attribute of the <code>DocumentType</code> |
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type declaration as <code>EMPTY</code> content, then the parser |
type declaration as <code>EMPTY</code> content, then the parser |
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<em class=rfc2119>MUST</em> raise an |
<em class=rfc2119>MUST</em> raise an |
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<a href="#xml-misc-recommentation" id=xmr-empty-not-emptyelemtag><code>xml-misc-recommendation</code></a>. |
<a href="#xml-misc-recommentation" id=xmr-empty-not-emptyelemtag><code>xml-misc-recommendation</code></a>. |
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<dt>For each attribute |
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<dd><p>The parser <em class=rfc2119>MUST</em> set the normalized value of |
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the attribute to the <code>value</code> attribute of the <code>Attr</code> |
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node created for the attribute. |
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<div class="note memo informative"> |
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<p>That is, any entity reference has to be expanded. Unexpanded entity |
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references in attribute values are discarded. |
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</div> |
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<dt>For each <code>xml:space</code> attribute |
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<dd>The parser <em class=rfc2119>MUST</em> set the normalized value of |
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the <code>xml:space</code> attribute to the <code>value</code> attribute |
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of the <code>Attr</code> node created for the attribute even if the |
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normalized value is different from <code>default</code> or |
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<code>preserve</code>. |
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<!-- In XML 1.0/1.1 specification, the attribute specification MAY be |
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ignored. --> |
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<dt>For each parameter entity reference |
<dt>For each parameter entity reference |
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<dd>If the declaration for the entity is not read (i.e. no declaration |
<dd>If the declaration for the entity is not read (i.e. no declaration |
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<span class=ed>@@ entity declared WFC?</span> |
<span class=ed>@@ entity declared WFC?</span> |
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<li class=ed>An unexpended entity reference node <em class=rfc2119>MUST</em> be inserted to the current node. |
<li class=ed>An unexpended entity reference node <em class=rfc2119>MUST</em> be inserted to the current node. |
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</ul> |
</ul> |
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<dt>For each comment <em>outside</em> of document type declaration |
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<dd>A <code>Comment</code> node <em class=rfc2119>MUST</em> be created |
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and inserted appropriately. |
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<!-- In XML 1.0/1.1 spec, this is optional. --> |
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</dl> |
</dl> |
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<p class=ed>@@ MUST try to read external entity |
<p class=ed>@@ MUST try to read external entity |
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#wf-entdeclared Well-formedness constraint: Entity Declared |
#wf-entdeclared Well-formedness constraint: Entity Declared |
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#vc-entdeclared Validity constraint: Entity Declared |
#vc-entdeclared Validity constraint: Entity Declared |
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"Entities encoded in UTF-16 MUST and entities encoded in UTF-8 MAY begin with the Byte Order Mark" |
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"In the absence of external character encoding information (such as MIME headers), parsed entities which are stored in an encoding other than UTF-8 or UTF-16 MUST begin with a text declaration" |
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"In an encoding declaration, the values "UTF-8", "UTF-16", "ISO-10646-UCS-2", and "ISO-10646-UCS-4" SHOULD be used for the various encodings and transformations of Unicode / ISO/IEC 10646, the values "ISO-8859-1", "ISO-8859-2", ... "ISO-8859-n" (where n is the part number) SHOULD be used for the parts of ISO 8859, and the values "ISO-2022-JP", "Shift_JIS", and "EUC-JP" SHOULD be used for the various encoded forms of JIS X-0208-1997. It is RECOMMENDED that character encodings registered (as charsets) with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority [IANA-CHARSETS], other than those just listed, be referred to using their registered names; other encodings SHOULD use names starting with an "x-" prefix." |
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"It is a fatal error when an XML processor encounters an entity with an encoding that it is unable to process. It is a fatal error if an XML entity is determined (via default, encoding declaration, or higher-level protocol) to be in a certain encoding but contains byte sequences that are not legal in that encoding." |
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@@ We should phrase out what the parser should do where the XML specification |
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left undefined. For example: Comment must be converted to a Comment node, |
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illegal xml:space value must be preserved, so on. |
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Warn <!ENTITY % xml... ...> |
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--> |
--> |
| 604 |
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<p>The parser <em class=rfc2119>MUST</em> act as if it is a |
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<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/REC-xml-20060816/#dt-validating">validating |
| 607 |
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XML processor</a> for the informing of white space appearing in |
| 608 |
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<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/REC-xml-20060816/#dt-elemcontent">element |
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content</a> (See |
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<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/REC-xml-20060816/#sec-white-space">Section |
| 611 |
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2.10</a> of the XML specification). |
| 612 |
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<div class="note memo informative"> |
| 614 |
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<p>In other word, the <code>isElementContentWhitespace</code> attribute |
| 615 |
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of <code>Text</code> nodes has to be set appropriately. Note that the |
| 616 |
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value of the attribute will be set to <code>false</code> for any |
| 617 |
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<code>Text</code> node in the content of an element whose declaration |
| 618 |
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is not processed. |
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</div> |
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<p>The parser <em class=rfc2119>MUST</em> raise an |
<p>The parser <em class=rfc2119>MUST</em> raise an |
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<a href="#xml-well-formedness-error" id=wfe-syntax><code>xml-well-formedness-error</code></a> |
<a href="#xml-well-formedness-error" id=wfe-syntax><code>xml-well-formedness-error</code></a> |
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for any failure to match to a production rule in the XML specification. |
for any failure to match to a production rule in the XML specification. |
| 625 |
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/REC-xml-20060816/#ExtSubset">Well-formedness constraint: External Subset</a> |
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/REC-xml-20060816/#ExtSubset">Well-formedness constraint: External Subset</a> |
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<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/REC-xml-20060816/#PE-between-Decls">Well-formedness constraint: PE Between Declarations</a> |
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/REC-xml-20060816/#PE-between-Decls">Well-formedness constraint: PE Between Declarations</a> |
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| 629 |
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Inpossible to test: |
| 631 |
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"In the absence of external character encoding information (such as MIME |
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headers), parsed entities which are stored in an encoding other than UTF-8 |
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or UTF-16 MUST begin with a text declaration" |
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| 635 |
</div> |
</div> |
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<div class="section" id=checking-dom> |
<div class="section" id=checking-dom> |
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<li>If the <code>childNodes</code> list of <var>n</var> contains |
<li>If the <code>childNodes</code> list of <var>n</var> contains |
| 1254 |
any nodes, then raise an |
any nodes, then raise an |
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<a href="#xml-well-formedness-error" id=wfe-pi-child><code>xml-well-formedness-error</code></a>.</li> |
<a href="#xml-well-formedness-error" id=wfe-pi-child><code>xml-well-formedness-error</code></a>.</li> |
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</ol> |
</ol> |
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</dd> |
</dd> |
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<dt>If <var>n</var> is a <code>Text</code> node</dt> |
<dt>If <var>n</var> is a <code>Text</code> node</dt> |