Re: Seeking clarification-- NET tags

"Daniel W. Connolly" <connolly@oclc.org>

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Date: Thu, 16 Jun 94 13:27:15 EDT
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From: "Daniel W. Connolly" <connolly@oclc.org>
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In message <9406161210.aa11345@dali.scocan.sco.COM>, Murray Maloney writes:
>
>What are NET tags?  What does <em/.../ signify?

See SGML section 7.5.1.3 Null End Tag.

	<em/.../

is short for

	<em>...</em>

Another short form (see 7.5.1.1 Empty End-tag) is:

	<em>...</>

And lists can be written:

	<ul>
	<li>xxx
	<>yyy
	<>zzz
	</ul>

Using empty start tags (7.4.1.1).

Dan