DTD-Entities

Entities are variables used to define shortcuts to standard text or special characters. Entity references are references to entities Entities can be declared internally or externally.

Internal Entity Declaration

Syntax

<!ENTITY entity-name "entity-value">

DTD Example:

XML example:

<Profile>&name;&company;</Profile>

Note: An entity has three parts: an ampersand (&), an entity name, and a semicolon (;).

An External Entity Declaration

Syntax

<!ENTITY entity-name SYSTEM "URI/URL">

DTD Example:

XML example:

<Profile>&name;&company;</Profile>

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