xeQuotedText
xeQuotedText = 15
Example
function IsQuotedLiteral(Node: TXMLNode): Boolean;
begin
Result := (Node <> nil) and (Node.ElementType = xeQuotedText);
end;
Usage
xeQuotedText identifies a quoted literal used in some Velox XML DTD structures. Normal attribute values expose their text directly instead of as separate quoted-literal nodes.
Additional Technical Info
xeQuotedText identifies NativeXML's lexical model for a single-quoted or double-quoted literal. The object retains which quote delimiter was parsed so it can serialize using that style.
Normal xeAttribute values use a quoted-text object owned directly by the attribute. That object is not inserted into the attribute's or element's raw child list and therefore cannot normally be discovered as a separate node. In contrast, quoted tokens parsed inside some DTD structures—especially xeDtdEntity—can be raw traversable child nodes of this type.
Do not assume that every XML quoted value appears as an xeQuotedText node, or that element-only accessors will return one. Read normal attribute values through the attribute node. If raw traversal returns this kind, treat it as parser-level syntax associated with its parent and keep the owning document alive.
Generic value changes are not a substitute for validating the surrounding attribute or DTD declaration. Quote retention alone does not guarantee that arbitrary content produces valid XML.
External references
Created 2026-07-15