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<h1 class="topictitle1">Specifying an implicit document type for an HTML, XHTML, or JSP fragment</h1>
<div><div class="skipspace"> <p>An <i>implicit</i> document type is used for content assist (CTRL+Spacebar),

the Properties view, and other editing contexts when no DOCTYPE declaration

is specified in an HTML, XHTML, or JSP file. Typically, this feature is used

for a fragment (partial document) that can be included in other pages using

JSP include or server-side include.</p>
<p>To assign an implicit document type

to an HTML, XHTML, or JSP fragment, do the following: </p>
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<ol><li class="skipspace"><span>From the Project Explorer view, select the HTML, XHTML, or JSP

fragment.</span></li>
<li class="skipspace"><span>Select <span><span class="uicontrol">Properties</span></span> from the file's

pop-up menu.</span></li>
<li class="skipspace"><span>In the <span class="uicontrol">Web Content Settings</span> page, select

the desired DOCTYPE from the <span><span class="uicontrol">Document type</span></span> drop-down

list.</span> <p>The <span><span class="uicontrol">Properties</span></span> dialog

for Web projects also includes an <span><span class="uicontrol">Web Content Settings</span></span> page,

where you can specify project-default HTML document type. This setting will

be used if no DOCTYPE declaration is specified in the file, and no default

document type is specified in the <span><span class="uicontrol">Web Content Settings</span></span> page

on the <span><span class="uicontrol">Properties</span></span> dialog for the file.</p>
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