[thelist] Custom HTML Attributes and W3C
Bob Easton
bob at eleaston.com
Sun May 9 19:07:33 CDT 2004
Hershel Robinson wrote:
> I am under the impression (
> http://www.quirksmode.org/about/quirksmode.html ) that custom attributes
> will not validate according to the W3C. Can anyone confirm this and provide
> a clear reference from the W3C itself as the veracity of this?
>
> Thanks,
> Hershel
>
Validation is a comparison of actual code with the code described in a
Data Type Definition, DTD, the second part of the !DOCTYPE statement.
There are a limited number of standard DTDs. If you have a custom
attribute, that means it is not in any DTD. Hence, the custom attribute
won't validate.
--
Bob Easton
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