[e] (0) Clarify that undefined attributes aren't allowed.

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whatwg · Jun 3, 2009 · 86c8374 · 86c8374
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@@ -7994,7 +7994,9 @@ interface <dfn id=htmldocument>HTMLDocument</dfn> {
 
   <p>Authors must not use elements, attributes, and attribute values
   for purposes other than their appropriate intended semantic
-  purpose.</p>
+  purpose. Authors must not use elements, attributes, and attribute
+  values that are not permitted by this specification or other
+  applicable specifications.</p>
 
   <div class=example>
    <p>For example, the following document is non-conforming, despite
@@ -8055,6 +8057,16 @@ interface <dfn id=htmldocument>HTMLDocument</dfn> {
  &lt;/hgroup&gt;
  ...</pre>
 
+   <p>In the next example, there is a non-conforming attribute value
+   ("carpet") and a non-conforming attribute ("texture"), which
+   is not permitted by this specification:</p>
+
+   <pre class=bad>&lt;label&gt;Carpet: &lt;input type="carpet" name="c" texture="deep pile"&gt;&lt;/label&gt;</pre>
+
+   <p>Here would be an alternative and correct way to mark this up:</p>
+
+   <pre>&lt;label&gt;Carpet: &lt;input type="text" class="carpet" name="c" data-texture="deep pile"&gt;&lt;/label&gt;</pre>
+
   </div>
 
   <p>Through scripting and using other mechanisms, the values of

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@@ -8207,7 +8207,9 @@ interface <dfn>HTMLDocument</dfn> {
 
   <p>Authors must not use elements, attributes, and attribute values
   for purposes other than their appropriate intended semantic
-  purpose.</p>
+  purpose. Authors must not use elements, attributes, and attribute
+  values that are not permitted by this specification or other
+  applicable specifications.</p>
 
   <div class="example">
    <p>For example, the following document is non-conforming, despite
@@ -8268,6 +8270,16 @@ interface <dfn>HTMLDocument</dfn> {
  &lt;/hgroup&gt;
  ...</pre>
 
+   <p>In the next example, there is a non-conforming attribute value
+   ("carpet") and a non-conforming attribute ("texture"), which
+   is not permitted by this specification:</p>
+
+   <pre class="bad">&lt;label&gt;Carpet: &lt;input type="carpet" name="c" texture="deep pile"&gt;&lt;/label&gt;</pre>
+
+   <p>Here would be an alternative and correct way to mark this up:</p>
+
+   <pre>&lt;label&gt;Carpet: &lt;input type="text" class="carpet" name="c" data-texture="deep pile"&gt;&lt;/label&gt;</pre>
+
   </div>
 
   <p>Through scripting and using other mechanisms, the values of