Hi,
The spec currently says[1]:
|The a element must not be empty.
I think it would be more useful if it was changed to:
|If the a element has an href attribute set, then the element must not be
empty.
It is easier to use an empty a element as a placeholder to grab and use with
scripts later on, for instance:
<a id="print"></a>
With:
var elm = document.getElementById("print");
elm.href = "javascript:window.print()";
elm.appendChild(document.createTextNode("Print this page"));
...rather than to create the link with script from scratch.
Regards,
Simon Pieters
[1] http://whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#the-a
