Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

<xmp> is great when you absolutely, positively, do not want any entities rendered under any circumstances. It's unfortunate that it's being deprecated, since it has its uses.


> <xmp> is great when you absolutely, positively, do not want any entities rendered under any circumstances. It's unfortunate that it's being deprecated, since it has its uses.

  <![CDATA[ here &entities; or <angle|<brackets>> will not interpreted ]]>
There is no need for special-casing xmp, when SGML and XML already define CDATA escapes.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: