NET-enabling start tag special case question

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1 total messages Started by Steve DeRose Fri, 04 Sep 1992 14:47

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Author: Steve DeRose
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 14:47

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An interesting (to me) question:

Is it permissible to terminate an element which was opened using a NET-
enabling start-tag, by using a normal end-tag instead of just a NET?

<example>
   <P>This is a <EMPH/very </EMPH> short paragraph.</P>

Of the three parsers I've tried, two say yes and one says no.

My interpretation of 8879 is that this is permitted (although
it seems a very silly thing to do!), because I can find no clause specifying
that a normal end-tag is *not* recognized in this particular context.

Anybody want to offer insights or differing interpretations on this?

Steve

<References>
   ISO 8879 7.4.1.3: NET-enabling Start-tag; 7.5.1.3: Null End-tag.

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