in reply to Re^3: Passing 'SELECT MULTIPLE' parameters and CGI
in thread Passing 'SELECT MULTIPLE' parameters and CGI

I think this is only true for HTML, but XHTML insists on having a value for multiple, and it must be multiple. The same applies to checked and other "no-value" attributes.

Alexander

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Re^5: Passing 'SELECT MULTIPLE' parameters and CGI
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Aug 17, 2010 at 22:24 UTC

    The only difference is that XML (and thus XHTML) requires that you specify a value if you specify the attribute. XHTML does not impose any extra requirements on what the value is.

    It's must either be multiple="multiple" in both or in neither.

      XHTML does not impose any extra requirements on what the value is.

      It does, actually. See the DTD:

      <!ATTLIST select [...] multiple (multiple) #IMPLIED

      That defines the 'multiple' attribute as having an enumerated set of possible values. Though in this case, there's not much enumeration to the set :)

      EDIT: Actually, on re-reading, I guess I may just be agreeing with you...