Name
Standalone Declaration
Synopsis
... standalone="yes|no" ...
If a document is completely self contained (the
DTD, if there is one, is contained completely within the
original document), then the standalone="yes" declaration may be
used. If this declaration is not given, the value no is assumed, and all external
entities are read and parsed.
From the standpoint of an XML application developer, this
flag has no effect on how a document is parsed. However, if it
is given, it must be accurate. Setting standalone="yes" when a document does
require DTD declarations that are not present in the main
document file is a violation of XML validity rules.
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