[Expat-discuss] Re: Newbies questions

[Lucas Brasilino]

Hi Tony:

> To use expat as a parser, the XML must be "well-formed".  This must mean that 
> it is 'valid' XML - i.e. all the tags that are opened are closed, you aren't 
> missing any '>'s, and so on.
> 
> To be valid (i.e. validated by a validating parser) the XML must conform to 
> some type of given structure, like a DTD.  (It must also be well-formed, as 
> above).  Obviously, if there is no DTD specified (or similar structure-giving 
> device), an XML document can't be 'valid'.
> 
> Expat checks for well-formedness, but does not validate (in the sense given 
> above).


	I see... Now I understand. Thanks for your explanation., it was very useful.

bests regards

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