In page Anchors

[Mimic]

Just wondering if people have any info on the use of
<a name="" /> over <a name=""></a> for using same page anchors?

Booth appear to pass the w3c xhtml 1.0 trans validator. Thx

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[Lauri Raittila]

Just wondering if people have any info on the use of
<a name="" /> over <a name=""></a> for using same page anchors?

First one most likely causes problems (it will cause nested a elements,
which are sometimes corrected, sometimes not.), latter might work in some
situations, both are bad idea. Use id attribute on right place, or wrap
some content in anchor element.

Booth appear to pass the w3c xhtml 1.0 trans validator. Thx

Why are you using XHTML transitional? Validation is tool that finds
syntax errors. Since correct syntax has little to do with XHTML page that
works in WWW, it is not very useful tool, unless you understand what it
is for.
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/html/validation.html

 

[Andy Dingley]

Just wondering if people have any info on the use of
<a name="" /> over <a name=""></a> for using same page anchors?

Use the <a name=""></a> form and put an id attribute in there too. Use
the same value for each, and make sure that it's valid for use as an
ID (no whitespace).

Read these too

http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/#h-4.10

http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/#C_8