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Why isn't my document validating as XHTML 1.1 STRICT?

Answer 1

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You are being validated as XHTML Transitional rather than Strict. If you manually override the doctype to XHTML 1.0 Strict you get this error:

Error Line 11, Column 76: Attribute "target" exists, but can not be used for this element.

…om" title="New window will open" target="_blank">Link opens in new window

Use this doctype if you want to be strict:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"&gt;

The transitional schemas still allow certain deprecated elements and attributes, I guess to help people transition in steps towards a stricter markup.

EDIT:

OK, so the original code was XHTML 1.1 of which there is just one single version (no Strict/Transitional), and according this FAQ the target attribute is indeed not allowed. So I guess this must be a bug in the validator.

Mike Weller 2009-12-16 11:46:27

what about xhtml 1.1?

metal-gear-solid 2009-12-16 11:59:53

Is it really a bug in w3c validator

metal-gear-solid 2010-03-04 18:05:00

Answer 2

+2 A:

It is deprecated but not removed. That's why i think there is problem in validating that.

Sarfraz 2009-12-16 11:48:30

Answer 3

+2 A:

The XHTML1.1 documentation shows that the target attribute of an a element can be "anything".

klausbyskov 2009-12-16 11:54:31

it means XHTML 1.1 support target=”_blank”?

metal-gear-solid 2009-12-16 12:03:02

As far as I can tell, yes.

klausbyskov 2009-12-16 12:19:18

Answer 4

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Does it means XHTML 1.1 support target=”_blank” but XHTML 1.0 strict not?

Well, Yes.

If you need a workaround for your problem, then this is one of them. Another option is to use window.open() instead of target="_blank".

Faruz 2009-12-16 12:10:19

but if i'm working with XHTML 1.1 then can i use target=”_blank”?

metal-gear-solid 2009-12-16 12:24:02

obviously .. you can ..

infant programmer 2009-12-21 06:42:09

Answer 5

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While xhtml may support "targrt="_blank", it WILL NOT validate it because it hase been depreciated. If you don't want to use JS, you will have to use transitional instead of strict in your "document type".

Conrad 2010-04-19 21:52:24

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Why isn't my document validating as XHTML 1.1 STRICT?

Does it means XHTML 1.1 support target=”_blank” but XHTML 1.0 strict not? or It's a bug in W3C validator?

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