Re: [xsl] XHTML html validation

[Abel Braaksma <abel.online@xxxxxxxxx>]

Abel Braaksma wrote:
> method="xml" does not output the doctype-public if you do not also 
> supply a doctype-system
> method="xhtml" does not output the doctype-public if you do not also 
> supply a doctype-system
>
> I am not sure if this is according to the W3 specs of xsl:output, I'll 
> have to check. It strucks me as a bit odd that the doctype-public is 
> ignored for xml and xhtml, unless there's also a doctype-system. But I 
> thought that these are not needed together, but my doctype knowledge 
> is a bit rusty.

Seems like I remembered wrongly, it isn't odd at all. This is what the 
specs say about it for XML and XHTML (only read for XSLT 2, but my guess 
is, for XML it is the same for both):

http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt-xquery-serialization/#XML_DOCTYPE says:
"The doctype-public parameter MUST be ignored unless the doctype-system 
parameter is specified."

this behavior is equal for XHTML and XML (logically so: XHTML *is* XML, 
so they obey the same rules for most parts).

I don't know what processor you are using, but it is clearly doing the 
wrong thing. About the first element the spec says:

"The name following <!DOCTYPE MUST be the name of the first element, if any"

which clears the clouds on that one.

I can only talk for Saxon, which does the correct thing there. Your best 
bet is to check the mailing lists or buglists of the processor you are 
using, or try another processor.

HTH,
-- Abel Braaksma