Michael Kay wrote:
>> Whitespace outside the root element is inconsequential in the
>> XML data model.
>
> Which XML data model are you thinking of?
>
> It's consequential in XDM, because you might serialize your document and use
> the resulting file as an external entity, in which case such whitespace
> becomes significant.

Is there an authoritative reference on this?

I ask because, unless I've long been mistaken, SAX suppresses such
whitespace and always has.

-jh-
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