Re: [xml-dev] References to unparsed entities

[John Cowan <johnwcowan@gmail.com>]

On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 6:14 PM, Ronald Bourret <rpbourret@rpbourret.com> wrote:

Section 4.4.9 states:

"The following ... constitute fatal errors: the appearance of a reference to an unparsed entity, except in the EntityValue in an entity declaration."

Section 4.4.9 states:

"It is an error for a reference to an unparsed entity to appear in the EntityValue in an entity declaration."

Why don't these contradict each other?

Because they apply in mutually exclusive circumstances.  Outside an entity declaration, a reference to an unparsed entity is a fatal error that must be detected and reported.  Inside an entity declaration, it is merely an error, which may or may not be detected and, if detected, may or may not be reported.

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