Re: [xml-dev] Is there a short string that is commonly used to represent

["G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@CraneSoftwrights.com>]

The specification describes the use of these two 
characters under the heading "Tags for Empty 
Elements" here, but they are not given a name:

https://www.w3.org/TR/xml/#sec-starttags

SGML 1986 used the terminology "tag close" for 
the ">" sequence (which was configurable). While 
not precise, perhaps you could use EMPTY_TAG_CLOSE.

I hope this is helpful.

. . . . . . Ken

At 2022-02-19 18:57 +0000, Roger L Costello wrote:

> Hi Folks,
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> Sorry, I wasn’t very clear in my last message. 
> I am seeking a short name for this:
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>               />
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> For fun, I am creating a lexer for XML and I 
> would like to have a short name for the "/>" token.
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> I could name it END_OF_EMPTY_ELEMENT but I’d 
> like something more succinct. If there is a 
> short, standard name for "/>" I would certainly use it.
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> /Roger

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