On Feb 25, 7:52 pm, Budulai <[email protected]> wrote:
> i was inspecting one of my pages and i observed that firebug was
> transforming code
>
> from this :
> <p class="my_class"/>
> some text
>
> to this:
> <p class="my_class">
> some text
> </p>
>
> and the class "my_class" was applying to all the text
Firefox has transformed invalid (X)HTML into valid (X)HTML.
The "/>" sequence is meaningless in HTML.
In XHTML it is permitted ONLY FOR EMPTY ELEMENTS (such as 'br' and
'img'). It is illegal for elements that are not defined as empty.
"All elements other than those declared in the DTD as EMPTY must have
an end tag. Elements that are declared in the DTD as EMPTY can have an
end tag or can use empty element shorthand" [1]
If you really want an empty <p> you need to use <p></p>
[1]http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/REC-xhtml1-20020801/#h-4.3
Colin
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