Integrated: JDK-8292157: Incorrect error: "block element not allowed within inline element <a>"

[Hannes Wallnöfer]

On Mon, 15 May 2023 14:43:15 GMT, Hannes Wallnöfer <hannesw at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Please review a change to downgrade from error to warning if the label of a `<a>` element or reference tag contains an HTML block element. Before HTML 5, elements were clearly divided into block and inline elements, and the latter were not allowed to contain the former. 
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> With HTML5, the division between block and inline elements is delegated to CSS, and although elements have default styles, styles can be freely customized by the author. This applies especially true for the `<a>` element which is commonly used both with inline and block layout. That was the rationale for downgrading from error to warning for the `<a>` element only. See the JBS issue comments for details and references.
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> The error message for the warning was enhanced to refer to the default style for the `<a>` element.

This pull request has now been integrated.

Changeset: 0a4f9ad6
Author:    Hannes Wallnöfer <hannesw at openjdk.org>
URL:       https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/commit/0a4f9ad637df2f602e47940d039bb12e316fb62a
Stats:     31 lines in 4 files changed: 13 ins; 0 del; 18 mod

8292157: Incorrect error: "block element not allowed within inline element <a>"

Reviewed-by: jjg

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/13990