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   Re: Can an element be sometimes empty?

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  • From: John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>
  • To: Gilles Marichal <gmaricha@Adobe.COM>, "xml-dev@xml.org" <xml-dev@xml.org>
  • Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 15:06:28 -0400

Gilles Marichal wrote:

> Note the comment on rule 44:
> For interoperability, the empty-element tag must be used, and can only be
> used, for elements which are declared EMPTY.

According to the errata, the "must" in this sentence has been replaced by
"should"; "for interoperability" marks a recommendation, not a requirement.

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