In This Chapter

Understanding the mystique behind XML
Discovering the advantages of XHTML
Exploring the differences between HTML and XHTML
Converting your HTML to XHTML
Working with HTML Tidy

• Dissecting XML
• Ringside with HTML and XHTML
  • HTML has some limitations
• Converting HTML to XHTML -- Easily!
  • Rule 1: Always nest correctly
  • Rule 2: Always include optional ending tags
  • Rule 3: Attribute values must always be quoted
  • Rule 4: All element and attribute names must be lowercase
  • Rule 5: Attribute name-value pairs cannot stand alone
  • Rule 6: Empty elements must end their start tag with />
  • Rule 7: You must include a DOCTYPE declaration
  • Rule 8: You must include an XHTML namespace
  • Take a look at an example
• Doing It with HTML Tidy

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