Make href take precedence over xlink:href - #1080
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SVG 2 requires that when both the unprefixed `href` and the deprecated
`xlink:href` are present on an element, the value of `href` is used and
the XLink-namespaced attribute is ignored, regardless of source order.
Two code paths were non-compliant:
- `resolve_href` (used by `<use>`) queried `xlink:href` first and only
fell back to `href`, so `xlink:href` always won. Note that
`roxmltree::Node::attribute("href")` matches by local name only and
ignores the namespace, so the attributes are now filtered explicitly.
- The generic attribute-copy loop stored both `href` and `xlink:href`
under `AId::Href`, and lookups returned whichever came first in
document order. The unprefixed `href` now always wins.
Fixes linebender#1015
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Thanks, also checked in Chrome and they seem to do the same. |
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SVG 2 requires that when both the unprefixed
hrefand the deprecatedxlink:hrefare present on an element, the value ofhrefis used and the XLink-namespaced attribute is ignored, regardless of source order.Two code paths were non-compliant:
resolve_href(used by<use>) queriedxlink:hreffirst and only fell back tohref, soxlink:hrefalways won. Note thatroxmltree::Node::attribute("href")matches by local name only and ignores the namespace, so the attributes are now filtered explicitly.hrefandxlink:hrefunderAId::Href, and lookups returned whichever came first in document order. The unprefixedhrefnow always wins.Fixes #1015
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Note: I accidentally closed the original PR (#1062) by deleting my fork, which auto-closed it. This reopens the same change — the branch and commits are unchanged.