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HTML, XHTML, & CSS, Sixth Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide
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HTML, XHTML, & CSS, Sixth Edition: Visual QuickStart Guide

by Elizabeth Castro
August 2006
Beginner
456 pages
14h 55m
English
Peachpit Press
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Checking the Easy Stuff: XHTML

If you’re making the jump to XHTML, it’s easy to miss a few of its syntax rules. Make sure you check them first.

To check the easy stuff with XHTML:

  • Be sure all attribute values are enclosed in straight, not curly, quotes. If the value itself contains quotes, use references (see page 336). Also note that a value can contain single quotes if the value is enclosed in double quotes, or double quotes if the value is enclosed in single quotes (Figures 22.4 and 22.5).

    Figure 22.4. If an attribute’s value contains a single quote, you can just enclose it in double quotes as usual.

    Figure 22.5. If an attribute’s value ...
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