[Q]single Vs. double quote in representing AttValue

[Marcus Carr]

Jiyun Lee wrote:

> Is there any differences between sigle quote and double quote
> in representing the attribute's value? In the spec, both are possble.
> I'd like to know the rule for using them,  if the rule exists.

No, there's no difference. This has been carried through as a limited means of presenting attribute values that
contain quotation marks as data characters. For instance, you might use:
  <foo bar="you're it">
or
  <foo bar='she said "fire", I think'>
but still not
  <foo bar="she said "you're it", I think">
or
  <foo bar='she said "you're it", I think'>
as the first occurrence of a quotation mark that matches the opening one delimits the attribute value.

The rule is - be careful...


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