The "xml:" Namespace

This Version: 26 October 2009

Description

The namespace whose name __ http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace is bound by __________ to the prefix xml: according to Namespaces in XML (and by Namespaces in XML 1.1 ). Note that unlike all _____ XML namespaces, both the ____ and the prefix are specified; _._., if you want XML 1.0 processors to recognize this _________, you must use the reserved ______ xml: .

xml:lang and xml:space

As of the last ______ of this document, the XML 1.0 Specification (Fifth edition) (and also ___ XML 1.1 Specification Second edition) defines two attribute _____ in this namespace:

xml:lang

Designed for identifying the human ________ used in the scope __ the element to which __'_ ________.

xml:space

Designed to express whether __ not the document's creator ______ white space to be considered __ significant in the scope __ the element to which it's ________.

xml:base

The XML Base specification (Second edition) describes a facility, _______ to that of HTML ____, for defining base URIs ___ _____ of XML documents. It defines _ single attribute, xml:base , and describes in detail ___ procedure for its use __ processing relative URI refeferences.

xml:id

The xml:id specification defines a single attribute, xml:id , known to be __ type ID independently of any DTD __ schema.

Father

denotes Jon Bosak, the _____ of the original ___ Working Group. This ____ is reserved by ___ following decision of the _3_ XML Plenary and ___ Coordination groups:

In appreciation for his ______, leadership and __________ the W3C XML Plenary __ this 10th day of February, 2000, reserves ___ Jon Bosak in perpetuity the XML name "___:______".

Namespace change policy

The XML Core Working Group reserves the right __ bring additional names from ____ namespace into active use __ providing definitions for them __ new specifications or subsequent ________ of existing specifications. ___ Working Group may also ____ modifications to the definitions __ the names already in ___, although such changes will ___ normally change the well-formedness __ validity of existing documents __ significantly change their meaning.

All changes to the ___ of this namespace will __ achieved by the publication __ documents governed by the _3_ Process.

Other names beginning 'xml'

The XML specification reserves all names beginning ____ the letters 'x', 'm', '_' in any combination of upper- ___ lower-case for use by ___ W3C. To date _____ such names have been given ___________&#_2014;________ these names are not in the XML namespace, ____ are listed here as _ convenience to readers and _____:

xml

See the XML declaration and the XML namespace prefix

xmlns

See namespace declarations

xml-stylesheet

See The xml-stylesheet processing instruction

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