RE: [xsl] What effect does DOCTYPE have

["Haarman, Michael" <mhaarman@xxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Kay 
> 
> > Does the XSLT processor try to read the DTD? 
> 
> No, but the XML parser does.
> 
> > Is there anyway to avoid this? 
> 
> Only by removing the DOCTYPE declaration, or redirecting the 
> reference to a
> dummy DTD.

This strikes me as a way to build a simple switch to enable or disable
validation on, for example, request parameters.  Do parsers display reliable
or defined behavior when confronted with a dummy DTD?  What about a dummy
XSD schema?

Any links or references to what a sufficient, minimal DTD or schema looks
like?


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Mike Haarman,
XSL Developer,
Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc.