DTD entity

DTD - Entity

An entity is a variable that defines a shortcut that references normal text or special characters.

• An entity reference is a reference to an entity.

• Entities can be declared internally or externally.

An internal entity declaration

Grammar

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

Instance

DTD 实例：
<!ENTITY writer "Donald Duck.">
<!ENTITY copyright "Copyright w3cschool.cn">

XML 实例：

<author>&writer;&copyright;</author>

Note: An entity consists of three parts: a and a sign, an entity name, and a sign (;).

Tip: Internal entities are defined within the XML document, and the contents of the entities are given in the declaration. Internal entities are analyzed entities that do not have separate physical storage objects.

An external entity declaration

Grammar

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

Instance

DTD 实例:

<!ENTITY writer SYSTEM "//www.w3cschool.cn/entities.dtd">
<!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "//www.w3cschool.cn/entities.dtd">

XML example:

<author>&writer;©right;</author>