Changes between Version 12 and Version 13 of Coding_Conventions

Timestamp:

2012-03-01 21:52:53 (15 months ago)

Author:

Philip

Comment:

partial XML conventions

Coding_Conventions

@@ -237 +237 @@
 var c = (+a) + 1;  // numeric addition; c == 2
 }}}
+
+== XML ==
+
+ * All XML files should start with
+{{{
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+}}}
+ and be UTF-8 encoded (preferably without a BOM but that doesn't really matter).
+
+ * Empty-element tags should be written without a trailing space: use `<foo/>` or `<foo bar="baz"/>`, not `<foo />` nor `<foo bar="baz" />`.
+
+ * Indent using whatever the similar existing XML files use. (Usually two spaces; sometimes four spaces, or tabs, etc.)