| XML Entities |
| • Entity references are references to entities. • Entities as variables used to define shortcuts to common text. • Entities can be declared internal. • Entities can be declared external |
| Declaring an Internal Entity |
| Syntax: |
| <!ENTITY entity-name “entity-value”> |
| DTD Example: |
| <!ENTITY developer “[email protected]”> |
| <!ENTITY copyright ” Copyright 2016 www.csitquestions.com. All Rights Reserved “> |
| XML example: |
| <author>&developer;©right;</author> |
| Declaring an External Entity |
| <!ENTITY entity-name SYSTEM “URI/URL”> |
| DTD Example: |
| <!ENTITY developer SYSTEM “http://www.csitquestions.com/html/xml/entity.xml”> <!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM ” http://www.csitquestions.com/html/xml/entity.xml “> |
| XML example: |
| <author>&developer;©right;</author> |