ntax_xref3">the XML syntax</a>,
  but it does not describe the XML syntax in detail (the XML
  syntax is instead defined by rules in the
  <a href="references.html#refsXML" id="refsXML_xref2">[XML]</a>
  specification and in the
  <a href="references.html#refsNamespacesInXML" id="refsNamespacesInXML_xref3">[Namespaces in XML]</a>
  specification).</p>
  <p>This section is divided into the following parts:</p>
  <div class="toc">
<ul>
<li> <a href="syntax.html#doctype-syntax"><span class="toc-section-number"