DTD - Entities

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Entities are used to define shortcuts to special characters.

Entities can be declared internal or external.

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An Internal Entity Declaration

Syntax

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

Example

DTD Example:

<!ENTITY writer "Donald Duck.">

<!ENTITY copyright "Copyright W3Schools.">

XML example:

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

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

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An External Entity Declaration

Syntax

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

Example

DTD Example:

<!ENTITY writer SYSTEM "https://www.w3schools.com/entities.dtd">
<!ENTITY copyright SYSTEM "https://www.w3schools.com/entities.dtd">

XML example:

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

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