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4.1 Relation to RFC 2396

RFC 2396 [RFC2396] provides for base URI information to be embedded within a document. The rules for determining the base URI can be summarized as follows (highest priority to lowest):

1. The base URI is embedded in the document's content.

2. The base URI is that of the encapsulating entity (message, document, or none).

3. The base URI is the URI used to retrieve the entity.

4. The base URI is defined by the context of the application.

NOTE: 

The term "entity" in points #2 and #3 above uses the RFC 2396 meaning of the term. Elsewhere in this document the term "entity" is used in the XML sense.

This document specifies the details of rule #1 for embedding base URI information in the specific case of XML documents.