May not have been needed here. I've seen this approach with data exported as xml from a wiki before. The catalog section can hide a whole bunch of xml violations, but the document is technically valid because the catalog section is well formed. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Roger L Costello <costello@mitre.org> Date: 2/19/21 11:26 AM (GMT-08:00) To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org Subject: [xml-dev] Why embed a fake comment inside an element? I am processing a bunch of XHTML documents. Some XHTML documents contain things like this: <style> <![CDATA[ <!-- @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} --> ]]> </style> So, the content of the <style> element is this: <!-- @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} --> That looks like a comment, but it's not a comment, it's just a string. Right? Question: Why would someone would do this? Is there a benefit to embedding a fake comment inside an element? /Roger _______________________________________________________________________ XML-DEV is a publicly archived, unmoderated list hosted by OASIS to support XML implementation and development. To minimize spam in the archives, you must subscribe before posting. [Un]Subscribe/change address: http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/ Or unsubscribe: xml-dev-unsubscribe@lists.xml.org subscribe: xml-dev-subscribe@lists.xml.org List archive: http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ List Guidelines: http://www.oasis-open.org/maillists/guidelines.php |