Re: [xml] Parameter entities ?

[Weiqi Gao <weiqigao networkusa net>]

On 21 Jun 2001 01:33:29 +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote:
> does libxml fully support parameter entities ? It doesn't looks
> like so ... is there any explanation ?

Parameter entities are allowed only in DTDs, according to the XML
specification.

The only legal marked sections in XML is <![CDATA[...]]>.  And the
"CDATA" part has to be the literal "CDATA", not parameter entities or
general entities.

> By parameter entity I mean things like that :
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
> <!DOCTYPE vide SYSTEM "test.dtd" [
> <!ENTITY % debian "INCLUDE">
> <!ENTITY % caldera "IGNORE">
> <!ENTITY % redhat "IGNORE">
> ]>
> <vide>
> <![%debian[ Debian blabla ]]>
> <![%caldera[ Caldera blabla ]]>
> <![%redhat[ Redhat blabla ]]>
> </vide>
>
> This file when run through xmllint complains about the <![...]]> because
> it's not a valid element. :)
>
> Ultimately I'd even need to be able to force by command line (to xsltproc
> or xmllint) one of those entities to INCLUDE in order to do a kind of
> conditionnal processing... (and by default all those entities would be
> set to IGNORE).
>
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