The following table lists specific problems and conditions that should be detected and handled.
File | Condition | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Invalid encoding | The document encoded in something besides UTF-8 or UTF-16 |
| Missing preamble |
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| Invalid preamble |
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| Encoding attribute invalid | The encoding attribute in the preamble something besides UTF-8 or UTF-16 |
| Encoding attribute inconsistent | The encoding attribute in the preamble valid, but not the same as the actual document encoding |
| Missing close tag |
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| Missing / on close tag |
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| Missing closing > on tag |
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| Missing closing > on close tag | |
| Misspelled tag |
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| Misspelled close tag |
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| Misspelled tag and close tag |
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| Missing required element |
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| Unknown element |
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| Required element with no data | as <tag></tag> |
| Required element with no data | as <tag/> |
| Optional element with no data | as <tag></tag> |
| Optional element with no data | as <tag/> |
| Invalid data type for element | Non-numeric data for an element specified as numeric in the XML Schema or non-date data in an element specified as date |
| Invalid data value for element | illogical data, such as 00 for gear code |