The following table lists specific problems and conditions that should be detected and handled.
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 |
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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 |