Canonical XML 1.1 Is a Candidate Recommendation
W3C is pleased to announce the
advancement of Canonical XML
1.1 to Candidate Recommendation. The canonical XML method is used to
determine whether an application has changed a document and whether two XML
documents are identical, allowing for low-level changes in syntax permitted
by XML 1.0. When the canonical forms are identical the originals are
logically equivalent within the application's context. Version 1.1 addresses
inheritance of attributes when canonicalizing document subsets, to not
inherit xml:id
, and to treat xml:base
URI path
processing properly. Implementation feedback and comments are welcome through
30 September. Visit the XML Core home page.