Re: [xml-dev] xml with no -->"<?xml version?>"

["derek denny-brown" <zuligag@gmail.com>]

The XML Declaration is also useful to differentiate XML from HTML.

On 2/16/07, Pete Cordell <petexmldev@tech-know-ware.com> wrote:
> Original Message From: "Sudheshna Iyer" <sudheshnaiyer@hotmail.com>
>
> > Then what is the use of having the first line --><?xml version="1.0"
> > encoding="UTF-8"?>"
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Sudheshna
>
>
> It becomes useful if the character encoding is neither of UTF-8 or one of
> the UTF-16s.  It's also mandatory for XML 1.1, but I don't think there is a
> lot if that about!
>
> But, you're right, for UTF-8 encoded characters, having the line as <?xml
> version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> doesn't serve that much purpose!
>
> HTH,
>
> Pete.
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> >>From: "Sreeni Yetchina -X (syetchin - Pure Solutions at Cisco)"
> >><syetchin@cisco.com>
> >>To: "Sudheshna Iyer" <sudheshnaiyer@hotmail.com>, <xml-dev@lists.xml.org>
> >>Subject: RE: [xml-dev] xml with  no -->"<?xml version?>"
> >>Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:51:23 -0800
> >>
> >>Yes, well formed XML
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Sudheshna Iyer [mailto:sudheshnaiyer@hotmail.com]
> >>Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 7:50 AM
> >>To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
> >>Subject: [xml-dev] xml with no -->"<?xml version?>"
> >>
> >>I have a basic question:
> >>
> >>Can the xml begin without having line "<?xml version="1.0"
> >>encoding="UTF-8"?>"
> >>
> >>I created the following xml, and validated from xmpspy?
> >><Person>
> >> <name>aaa</name>
> >> <phone>123</phone>
> >></Person>
> >>
> >>Is the above considered as proper xml?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Thank you.
> >>
> >>Sudheshna
> >>
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