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JD
Hi all

Is it OK to have empty class attribute values, such as

<href="url" class="">link</a> ?
Dec 15 '05 #1
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JD <us**@example.n et> wrote:
Is it OK to have empty class attribute values, such as

<href="url" class="">link</a> ?


Why?

--
Spartanicus
Dec 15 '05 #2
JD
Spartanicus wrote:
JD <us**@example.n et> wrote:

Is it OK to have empty class attribute values, such as

<href="url" class="">link</a> ?

Why?


I have an ASP function that draws a links menu for a dozen pages. The
function determines which page is calling the function and assigns a CSS
class to that page's link to make it bold. For this to work, the
function dims a bunch of variables and assigns empty strings to each,
then does a conditional statement to assign the "selected" CSS class to
the calling page's link.

So the user's browser ends up with:

<li><a href="url" class="">link</a></li>
<li><a href="url" class="">link</a></li>
<li><a href="url" class="selected ">link</a></li>
<li><a href="url" class="">link</a></li>

The page is not mine and the CSS is too messy to start changing, but
still I'm wondering if this is OK or whether I should re-code the function?
Dec 15 '05 #3
JD <us**@example.n et> wrote:
Is it OK to have empty class attribute values, such as

<href="url " class="">link</a> ?


Why?


I have an ASP function that draws a links menu for a dozen pages.


Ask in an ASP group how to change it so that it doesn't inject pointless
class attributes.

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Spartanicus
Dec 15 '05 #4
JD
Spartanicus wrote:
JD <us**@example.n et> wrote:

Is it OK to have empty class attribute values, such as

<href="ur l" class="">link</a> ?

Why?


I have an ASP function that draws a links menu for a dozen pages.

Ask in an ASP group how to change it so that it doesn't inject pointless
class attributes.


It's not hard to change. The question is rather should I bother? If it's
OK to have empty class attribute values, then the function can stay as
it is.
Dec 15 '05 #5
JD <us**@example.n et> wrote:
Ask in an ASP group how to change it so that it doesn't inject pointless
class attributes.


It's not hard to change. The question is rather should I bother? If it's
OK to have empty class attribute values, then the function can stay as
it is.


Will it break your page: no.
Is it proper coding: no.
Is it impossible to change: it's easy to change.
Should you bother: yes.

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Spartanicus
Dec 15 '05 #6
Spartanicus wrote:
It's not hard to change. The question is rather should I bother? If it's
OK to have empty class attribute values, then the function can stay as
it is.


Will it break your page: no.
Is it proper coding: no.
Is it impossible to change: it's easy to change.
Should you bother: yes.


Why would it be improper coding ?
Dec 16 '05 #7
Pierre Goiffon <pg******@free. fr.invalid> wrote:
It's not hard to change. The question is rather should I bother? If it's
OK to have empty class attribute values, then the function can stay as
it is.


Will it break your page: no.
Is it proper coding: no.
Is it impossible to change: it's easy to change.
Should you bother: yes.


Why would it be improper coding ?


Markup should be minimal, no more than what's needed. A single
occurrence class="" won't make a noticeable difference, but I've seen
far to many pages generated by automated functions that spit out huge
amounts of redundant markup. The fact that the OP is using ASP makes the
latter all the more likely.

--
Spartanicus
Dec 16 '05 #8
Gazing into my crystal ball I observed JD <us**@example.n et> writing in
news:40******** *****@individua l.net:
Spartanicus wrote:
JD <us**@example.n et> wrote:

Is it OK to have empty class attribute values, such as

<href="url " class="">link</a> ?

Why?


I have an ASP function that draws a links menu for a dozen pages. The
function determines which page is calling the function and assigns a
CSS class to that page's link to make it bold. For this to work, the
function dims a bunch of variables and assigns empty strings to each,
then does a conditional statement to assign the "selected" CSS class to
the calling page's link.

So the user's browser ends up with:

<li><a href="url" class="">link</a></li>
<li><a href="url" class="">link</a></li>
<li><a href="url" class="selected ">link</a></li> <li><a href="url"
class="">link</a></li>

The page is not mine and the CSS is too messy to start changing, but
still I'm wondering if this is OK or whether I should re-code the
function?


HTML:

<ul id="navlist">
<li><%=navlist( "page.asp","Pag e Name")%></li>
</ul>

ASP:
<% function navlist(link,do cument)

if instr(link,"?") then
newlink = left(link,instr (link,"?")-1)
theending = mid(link,instr( link,"?"))
else
newlink = link
end if

if instr(request.s ervervariables( "script_name"), newlink) > 0 then
navlist = "<span>" & document & "</span>"
else
navlist = "<a href=" & chr(034)
if instr(link,"?") > 0 then
navlist = navlist & newlink & theending
else
navlist = navlist & link
end if
navlist = navlist & chr(034) & ">" & document & "</a>"
end if

end function
%>
CSS (change to suit):
#navlist li span {background-color:blue; color:white}
#navlist li a {background-color:white; color:blue}
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Adrienne Boswell
http://www.cavalcade-of-coding.info
Please respond to the group so others can share
Dec 17 '05 #9
Spartanicus wrote:
Will it break your page: no.
Is it proper coding: no.
Is it impossible to change: it's easy to change.
Should you bother: yes.


Why would it be improper coding ?


Markup should be minimal, no more than what's needed. A single
occurrence class="" won't make a noticeable difference, but I've seen
far to many pages generated by automated functions that spit out huge
amounts of redundant markup. The fact that the OP is using ASP makes the
latter all the more likely.


Actually my question was is it valid (in terms of (x)html validity) to
have an empty class attribute in an element ?
Dec 19 '05 #10

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