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Re: XSLT, XHTML, and default attribute values [somewhat OT]

2004-09-13 11:31:31
Colin Paul Adams <colin(_at_)colina(_dot_)demon(_dot_)co(_dot_)uk> writes:

"Joseph" == Joseph Dane <jdane(_at_)hawaii(_dot_)edu> writes:

    Joseph> A consequence of this is that default attribute values get
    Joseph> added to the tree before my processor has a chance operate
    Joseph> on it.

Only if your XML parser reads the DTD. If you can configure it not to
do so (and most have such a configuration option), then this won't happen.

that's true.  but then why not just remove the DTD altogether?  then
you don't have to support obscure and/or parser dependant
configuration options.

-- 

joe