Namespaces and DTDs

[Ronald Bourret]

Didier PH Martin wrote:

> a) a XML DTD is useful for XML editors not for XML renderers
> b) Most XML renderers (XSL, CSS or DSSSL won't do document validation)
> c) a XML interpreter do not need a DTD (something else than rendition)

(c) is not always true because DTDs are used for more things than just 
validation. For example, DTDs are used to define internal general entities, 
attribute defaults, and attribute types.  (The latter is important, for 
example, if a processor expects to build links based on ID/IDREF attributes 
or process according to notations.)

-- Ron Bourret


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