[Expat-bugs] [ expat-Bugs-1492274 ] Character ">" in quoted attribute

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Bugs item #1492274, was opened at 2006-05-20 19:12
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>Status: Closed
Resolution: Rejected
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Assigned to: Karl Waclawek (kwaclaw)
Summary: Character ">" in quoted attribute

Initial Comment:
Relative to Expat 1.95.8.

This may be intended, but if a "<" character is
included in the value of a quoted attribute, Expat will
return an error indicating the tag is not well-formed.

Shouldn't a "<" character be allowed within the value
of a quoted attribute? (Also, Expat allows the ">"
character within a quoted attribute.)

Thanks!

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Comment By: Karl Waclawek (kwaclaw)
Date: 2006-05-20 19:24

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"<" is not allowed in an attribute value. It needs to be
escaped using a reference: "&lt;". See the XML specification.

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