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Asked: 2026-05-19T23:42:17+00:00

I have upgraded Aptana to version 3. Since then, I get warnings like: <a><span

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I have upgraded Aptana to version 3. Since then, I get warnings like:

<a><span id="contacts" rel="#overlayTest">Contact</span></a>

Multiple markers at this line:  
- should discard unexpected <a>  
- should discard unexpected </a>

A. Is it illegal to put an “a” tag before a “div” or a “span”?
EDIT : I had the error because I put no href inside the a tag.

I also get warnings like:

<a class="pointer"><li class="spacing5px">Journal</li></a>

Multiple markers at this line:    
- should discard unexpected </a>
- missing <li>
- missing </a> before <li>

B. Am I blind or there is really something wrong here?

Btw, my page loads perfectly. Those are just warnings, but it bugs me.

Thanks!

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  1. Editorial Team

    Is it illegal to put an “a” tag before a “div” or a “span”?

    You cannot put a div inside an anchor until HTML 5 (and I wouldn’t do so for a long time as it needs too much hackery for browsers to handle it).

    You can’t put a list item anywhere that you can put an anchor and vice versa. (So an anchor cannot be a child element of a list, and a list item cannot be a child element of an anchor). I’m not sure if HTML 5 will change this or not.

    Also:

    • An anchor without an href is not a good idea. It shouts of JavaScript dependency. (If it has a name, then it shouts of being time to upgrade and put an id on a more appropriate element instead).
    • spacing5px is a not a good class name
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