XML library reliable?

[Alex Rice]

On Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at 12:35  AM, Dar Scott wrote:
> My XML pocket reference (which may be outdated) shows only five 
> predefined entity references:
>
> &amp:
> <
> >
> "e;
> '
>
> Plus, you can have hexadecimal character references.
>
> Maybe there is a way to define entities.

http://www.xml.com/pub/a/98/08/xmlqna1.html
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/98/08/xmlqna2.html

Also upcomingEvents.xml in the sample xml folder has custom entities. 
It uses the DOCTYPE element to define the DTD including entities used 
in the document.

So Joel I guess in a nutshell, html is not always compatible with XML.

Alex Rice, Software Developer
Architectural Research Consultants, Inc.
http://ARCplanning.com