What is XHTML

[monkeymeister]

What is XHTML? Is it simply HTML that conforms to XML standards such as always closing tags etc? Is it used alongside XSLT?


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[jemminger]

1. yes
2. possibly

http://www.w3schools.com/xhtml/

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[rpgfan3233]

> What is XHTML? Is it simply HTML that conforms to XML standards such as always closing tags etc?
Yes, XHTML is HTML reformulated to conform to XML.

> Is it used alongside XSLT?
It can be. In fact, some developers argue that there are 2 forms of XHTML:
1. XHTML, as named and defined by the W3C -

http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/

2. XHTML, as XML transformed using XSLT.

However, I've found that using XSLT alongside a document of the first XHTML form is not a good thing. . .

 

[jemminger]

i would disagree with #2, as XML transformed with XSLT can produce any output, not necessarily valid XHTML. there is only one true definition of XHTML - that of the W3C.


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[rpgfan3233]

i would disagree with #2, as XML transformed with XSLT can produce any output, not necessarily valid XHTML. there is only one true definition of XHTML - that of the W3C.

True, any output can be produced. However, if you use a custom DTD, it is considered valid XHTML according to the custom DTD. Validity in such a case is a matter of perspective. ;-)

 

[ChrisHunt]

In fact, some developers argue that there are 2 forms of XHTML...

They'd be wrong then. XHTML is XHTML is XHTML. It doesn't matter if it's generated by you writing it in notepad, transforming an XML document with XSLT, running a server-side script, whatever.

XSLT is a language for transforming one XML document into another. The source or destination document might be XHTML (or both might, or neither). You can also get XSLT to transform one-way from XML to HTML.

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