[Thomas B. Passin]

>  [Jason Diamond]
>  To: "Wayne Steele" <xmlmaster@[...].com>; <xml-dev@[...].org>
>  > > Question:
>  > >
>  > > Is the below document "conforming" with regard to the XML-Namespaces
>  rec?
>  > >
>  > > <root xmlns:a="" />
>  >
>  > Nope.
>  >
>  > http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml-names/#dt-prefix
>  >
>   Ironically, the paragraph Jason points to covers __non__-default
>  namespaces, while the following paragraph, which does cover default
>  namespaces, specifically says that an "empty" value is acceptable.  So the
>  answer to the question is "yes" after all.
> 

Talk about misreading! I read it as <root xmlns=""/>  even though it clearly
didn't say that.  Sorry for the confusion.

Clearly the "not allowed" answer is what the Rec says.

Tom P


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