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XHTML Tutorial - White Space Characters Handling Rules

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How Exactly White Space Characters Are Ignored?

White space characters will be processed (ignored) based where they are located:

• White space characters will be ignored between block elements.
• White space characters will be preserved in element "pre".
• White space characters will be preserved in CDATA.
• Multiple consecutive white space characters will be replaced by a single space character in PCDATA.
• White space characters will be ignored in EMPTY content elements.

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1. What Is the XHTML Element Content?
2. What Are the XHTML Element Content Models?
3. What Are the XHTML Elements Defined with EMPTY Contents?
4. What Are the XHTML Elements Defined with PCDATA Contents?
5. What Are the XHTML Elements Defined with Sub-elements Contents?
6. What Are the XHTML Elements Defined with Mixed Contents?
7. What Is PCDATA?
8. What Is an XHTML Entity?
9. What Is CDATA?
10. What Is a Sub-element?
11. Can Two Elements Partially Overlap Each Other?
12. What Is the Sequence of Sub-elements?
13. What Is a Required Sub-element?
14. What Is a White Space Character?
15. How Exactly White Space Characters Are Ignored?
16. How To Get an Extra White Space?