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Christopher R. Maden wrote: > > There are valid XML documents written without xml:id. > > It would be good for non-DTD-reading systems to know about IDs in those > documents. The whole point of xml:id is for documents which are well-formed. All valid XML documents are valid with respect to a DTD which can indicate IDs. > > Adding xml:id will invalidate those documents. Right, but there is no need to add xml:id to documents which are associated with a DTD, the entire reason for existence is those XML documents without a DTD. So yes, you can shoot yourself in the head, but doing so is not recommended :-) Jonathan
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