Adem wrote:
What is the general name for the adding stuff after the parameter
definition?
The tag <!ENTITY % name PUBLIC "foo" "bar"> declares the entity, and
%name; is used to actually include it.
IOW, the example above has already defined '%HTMLlat1;' so what is the
point in adding (seemingly superfluous) '%HTMLlat1;' *after* the
definition?
It's not superfluous. Defining the entity does not automatically include its content, it only tells
the parser where to get this entity. Then, referencing an entity directs the parser to actually
include its content. A single entity may be referenced multiple times. If an entity is never
referenced, then its definition is obsolete and may be safely removed.
In your example, entity reference just happen to immediately follow the entity definition. There may
be other constructs in between, e.g:
--- cut ---
<!ENTITY % HTMLlat1 PUBLIC "-//W3C//ENTITIES Latin 1 for XHTML//EN"
"xhtml-lat1.ent">
<!ENTITY % HTMLsymbol PUBLIC "-//W3C//ENTITIES Symbols for XHTML//EN"
"xhtml-symbol.ent">
<!ENTITY % HTMLspecial PUBLIC "-//W3C//ENTITIES Special for XHTML//EN"
"xhtml-special.ent">
%HTMLlat1;
%HTMLsymbol;
%HTMLspecial;
--- cut ---
OK. I am not really asking why; all I want to know is what would the
general name for such things?
A parameter entity definition followed by parameter entity reference.
Regards,
Sergei
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