Restrict to HTML Table - Textpipe 8.3.7
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:00 pm
I am using the excellent Restriction filters to help me upgrade many HTML files.
BUT I am having problems with Restricting nested HTML tables and need to clarify what I can expect the filter to cope with. I am not sure if this is a "bug" or a "limit".
My query--should the filter be able to cope with any level of nesting in tables? Since nesting is very common in code for HTML tables I was a little surprised that this ...
... produces this under a Table Restriction ... (the lines starting [+++RESTRICTION] are what are in the restriction)
This seems to indicate that the Restriction is ALWAYS from the first instance of <table> to the first instance of </table>. Have I understood this correctly? And, if so, is that the intended behaviour? If it is intended it will give unintended results on any table that is nested.
BUT I am having problems with Restricting nested HTML tables and need to clarify what I can expect the filter to cope with. I am not sure if this is a "bug" or a "limit".
My query--should the filter be able to cope with any level of nesting in tables? Since nesting is very common in code for HTML tables I was a little surprised that this ...
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<table border="1">
<tr>
<td>
<p>This is a paragraph</p>
<p>This is another paragraph</p>
</td>
<td>This cell contains a table:
<table border="1">
<tr>
<td>A</td>
<td>B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>C</td>
<td>D</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>This cell contains a list
<ul>
<li>apples</li>
<li>bananas</li>
<li>pineapples</li>
</ul>
</td>
<td>HELLO</td>
</tr>
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[+++RESTRICTION]<table border="1">
[+++RESTRICTION]<tr>
[+++RESTRICTION]<td><p>This is a paragraph</p><p>This is another paragraph</p> </td>
[+++RESTRICTION]<td>This cell contains a table:
[+++RESTRICTION]<table border="1">
[+++RESTRICTION]<tr>
[+++RESTRICTION]<td>A</td>
[+++RESTRICTION]<td>B</td>
[+++RESTRICTION]</tr>
[+++RESTRICTION]<tr>
[+++RESTRICTION]<td>C</td>
[+++RESTRICTION]<td>D</td>
[+++RESTRICTION]</tr>
[+++RESTRICTION]</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>This cell contains a list
<ul>
<li>apples</li>
<li>bananas</li>
<li>pineapples</li>
</ul> </td>
<td>HELLO</td>
</tr>
</table>