Fetch Standard

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The Fetch Standard defines requests, responses, and the process that binds them: fetching, providing...
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### Formatting: Allowed indentation example

Source: https://github.com/whatwg/fetch/blob/main/README.md

Shows the allowed indentation: indentation is used for new block elements. This example is indented.

```html
<ol>
 <li>
  <p>For each <var>token</var> in <var>tokens</var>, run these substeps:

  <ol>
   <li><p>If <var>token</var> is the empty string, <a>throw</a> a {{SyntaxError}} exception.
```

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### Formatting: Forbidden indentation example

Source: https://github.com/whatwg/fetch/blob/main/README.md

Shows the forbidden indentation: do not indent for anything except a new block element. This example is not indented.

```html
 <li><p>For each <var>token</var> in <var>tokens</var>, in given order, that is not in
 <a>tokens</a>, append <var>token</var> to <a>tokens</a>.
```

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### Formatting: Allowed newline inside inline element

Source: https://github.com/whatwg/fetch/blob/main/README.md

Shows the allowed formatting for inline elements: newlines are not allowed inside inline elements, even if it exceeds the column width. This example is acceptable.

```html
<p>The
<dfn method for=DOMTokenList lt=remove(tokens)|remove()><code>remove(<var>tokens</var>&hellip;)</code></dfn>
method, when invoked, must run these steps:
```

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### Formatting: Forbidden newline inside inline element

Source: https://github.com/whatwg/fetch/blob/main/README.md

Shows the forbidden formatting: newlines inside inline elements are not allowed, even if it exceeds the column width. This example is not acceptable.

```html
<p>The <dfn method for=DOMTokenList
lt=remove(tokens)|remove()><code>remove(<var>tokens</var>&hellip;)</code></dfn> method, when
invoked, must run these steps:
```

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### Formatting: Spaced names for definitions

Source: https://github.com/whatwg/fetch/blob/main/README.md

Shows the use of 'spaced' names for definitions, algorithms, etc. in the Fetch Standard.

```html
<p>A <a for=/>request</a> has an associated
<dfn export for=request id=concept-request-redirect-mode>redirect mode</dfn>,...
```

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### Formatting: Camel-case variable names

Source: https://github.com/whatwg/fetch/blob/main/README.md

Shows the use of camel-case for variable names in the Fetch Standard.

```html
<p>Let <var>redirectMode</var> be <var>request</var>'s <a for=request>redirect mode</a>.
```

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### Formatting: Newline placement rules

Source: https://github.com/whatwg/fetch/blob/main/README.md

Shows the required newline placement: one newline between paragraphs, three before <h2>, two before other headings, and exceptions for nested headings.

```html
<ul>
 <li><p>Do not place a newline above.

 <li><p>Place a newline above.
</ul>

<p>Place a newline above.


<h3>Place two newlines above.</h3>

<h4>Placing one newline is OK here.</h4>


<h4>Place two newlines above.</h4>
```

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### Formatting: Allowed inline element without newline

Source: https://github.com/whatwg/fetch/blob/main/README.md

Shows the allowed formatting for inline elements: no newlines between tag names and content.

```html
<a>token</a>
```

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### Formatting: Forbidden newline in inline element

Source: https://github.com/whatwg/fetch/blob/main/README.md

Shows the forbidden formatting: newlines between inline element tag names and content are not allowed because they add spaces.

```html
<a>token
</a>
```
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