AttValue

[Marlene Miller]

element
::= EmptyElemTag | STag content Etag

STag
::= '<' Name (S Attribute)* S? '>'

Attribute
::= Name Eq AttValue

AttValue
::= '"' ([^<&"] | Reference)* '"' | "'" ([^<&'] | Reference)* "'"

Would you please explain this description of a value of an attribute (ignore Reference). To me it looks like it is saying any of the characters [ ^ < & " repeated and enclosed in quotes.

Thank you. Marlene

[Marlene Miller]

I think I figured it out. ^ means not.

::= ' " ' ([^<&"] | Reference)* ' " ' | " ' " ([^<&'] | Reference)* " ' "

means any character except < or & repeated and enclosed in quotes.

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content
::= CharData? ((element | Reference | CDSect | PI | Comment) CharData?)*

CharData
::= [^<&]* - ([^<&]* ']]>' [^<&]*)

[Marlene Miller]

re: ]]>

I sort of get it. It's a CDATA close delimiter.