RE: conflicting answers

Chris Lovett (clovett@microsoft.com)
Thu, 6 Nov 1997 13:11:43 -0800


> >suggesting parameter entity references aren't expanded within the
> >default string in an attdef(?). good, bad and/or ugly?
>
> Wrong. They are supposed to be expanded. -T.
>
[Chris Lovett] I think the spec says normal references are ok, but
parameter entities are not:

AttValue ::= '"' ([^<&"] | Reference)* '"' | "'" ([^<&'] |
Reference)* "'"

and Reference doesn't include PEReference:

Reference ::= EntityRef | CharRef

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