Re: [xml] correct way to output HTML without the <?xml...

[Daniel Veillard <veillard redhat com>]

On Wed, May 24, 2006 at 09:11:20AM +1000, John Hockaday ga gov au wrote:
> Nic,
>
> An XML document instance must have an xml declaration otherwise it is not
> valid XML. 

  I disagree with this statement:

-----------
<!DOCTYPE foo [
<!ELEMENT foo EMPTY>
]>
<foo/>
-----------

  it has no XMLDecl but is valid. 

> > I want to output it as well-formed HTML, preferably with the HTML4
> > transitonal DTD but no xml declaration, eg:

  It's possible, use the xmlsave.h APIs with the XML_SAVE_NO_DECL option.

Daniel

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