element 'a' is not allowed for content model div

JoanneM · 11-16-2011, 07:52 PM

I'm getting this error in my epub:

element 'a' is not allowed for content model '(p|h1|h2|h3|h4|h5|h6|div|ul|ol|dl|pre|hr|blockquo te|address|fieldset|table|switch|form|noscript|ins |del|script)'

in cases where I've got:

<div>Words words <a href="#link">link</a> words <a href="#anotherlink">anotherlink</a> words.</div>

How do I fix this? Thanks!

DaleDe · 11-16-2011, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoanneM

I'm getting this error in my epub:

element 'a' is not allowed for content model '(p|h1|h2|h3|h4|h5|h6|div|ul|ol|dl|pre|hr|blockquo te|address|fieldset|table|switch|form|noscript|ins |del|script)'

in cases where I've got:

<div>Words words <a href="#link">link</a> words <a href="#anotherlink">anotherlink</a> words.</div>

How do I fix this? Thanks!

change <div> to <p>. Div should only be used as a last resort.

Dale

Jellby · 11-17-2011, 05:08 AM

I've never had any problem using <a> inside <div>, and the books validated fine. Has this changed lately?

JoanneM · 11-20-2011, 01:25 PM

I've changed all the <div>s to <p>s... and am still getting the error:

element 'a' is not allowed for content model '(p|h1|h2|h3|h4|h5|h6|div|ul|ol|dl|pre|hr|blockquo te|address|fieldset|table|switch|form|noscript|ins |del|script)'

Flightcrew says the error is at line 2873, which is the second-to-last line of my html document and just says:
</body>

I don't understand how it could be a problem to have <a> inside <p>. Here are some the ways I've done that:

<p class="toc"><a href="#ch1">Chapter One</a></p>

and

<p class="fiction">In 2001, she quit her job as the Executive Assistant of the <a href="http://writers.ns.ca/">Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia</a> to travel Canada by train, and then parts of the Northeastern and Southern United States.</p>

How could those be wrong? V. confused. Any help would be appreciated.

theducks · 11-20-2011, 02:26 PM

Flightcrew reports the last line (of resort) when it runs into a error like this.
Something before did not close properly. Usually <blockquotes> without containing <p> or Naked <br /> (must be inside a tag pair).

Toxaris · 11-21-2011, 04:22 AM

Are you sure you closed everything correctly in the right order? If you are able to post the part that gives the issue, we might find out. I am convinced it is trivial.

JoanneM · 11-22-2011, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Flightcrew reports the last line (of resort) when it runs into a error like this.
Something before did not close properly. Usually <blockquotes> without containing <p> or Naked <br /> (must be inside a tag pair).

That was exactly the problem - thanks!

11-16-2011, 07:52 PM	#1
JoanneM Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: noone	element 'a' is not allowed for content model div I'm getting this error in my epub: element 'a' is not allowed for content model '(p\|h1\|h2\|h3\|h4\|h5\|h6\|div\|ul\|ol\|dl\|pre\|hr\|blockquo te\|address\|fieldset\|table\|switch\|form\|noscript\|ins \|del\|script)' in cases where I've got: <div>Words words <a href="#link">link</a> words <a href="#anotherlink">anotherlink</a> words.</div> How do I fix this? Thanks!

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11-17-2011, 05:08 AM	#3
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,543 Karma: 19001583 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	I've never had any problem using <a> inside <div>, and the books validated fine. Has this changed lately?

11-20-2011, 01:25 PM	#4
JoanneM Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: noone	I've changed all the <div>s to <p>s... and am still getting the error: element 'a' is not allowed for content model '(p\|h1\|h2\|h3\|h4\|h5\|h6\|div\|ul\|ol\|dl\|pre\|hr\|blockquo te\|address\|fieldset\|table\|switch\|form\|noscript\|ins \|del\|script)' Flightcrew says the error is at line 2873, which is the second-to-last line of my html document and just says: </body> I don't understand how it could be a problem to have <a> inside <p>. Here are some the ways I've done that: <p class="toc"><a href="#ch1">Chapter One</a></p> and <p class="fiction">In 2001, she quit her job as the Executive Assistant of the <a href="http://writers.ns.ca/">Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia</a> to travel Canada by train, and then parts of the Northeastern and Southern United States.</p> How could those be wrong? V. confused. Any help would be appreciated.

11-20-2011, 02:26 PM	#5
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,912 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Flightcrew reports the last line (of resort) when it runs into a error like this. Something before did not close properly. Usually <blockquotes> without containing <p> or Naked <br /> (must be inside a tag pair).

11-21-2011, 04:22 AM	#6
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Are you sure you closed everything correctly in the right order? If you are able to post the part that gives the issue, we might find out. I am convinced it is trivial.