Re: html with doctype

by "Bert Doorn" <bdoorn(at)iinet.net.au>

Date:	Sun, 20 Feb 2000 08:56:17 +0800
To:	<ben(at)mudmail.co.uk>
Cc:	<hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
References:	benbradl
	todo: View Thread, Original

G'day

> I've seen a few sites using <html version="" instead of a <DOCTYPE

See
http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/struct/global.html#edef-HTML

> - is this allowed?

Yes, but note what it says on the page referred to above (and I quote):

"version = cdata [CN]
Deprecated. The value of this attribute specifies which HTML DTD version
governs the current document. This attribute has been deprecated because it is
redundant with version information provided by the document type declaration.
"

Also have a look at http://www.blooberry.com/indexdot/html/tagpages/h/html.htm
which seems to say it is interchangeable with DOCTYPE

HTH
--
Bert Doorn, Web Developer
http://www.BetterWebDesign.com.au
Author of Beginners' Website Deign Tips
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