diff --git a/lib/rules/headers/dl.js b/lib/rules/headers/dl.js
index de15c1dfa..26f0f3120 100644
--- a/lib/rules/headers/dl.js
+++ b/lib/rules/headers/dl.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ exports.check = function (sr, done) {
"\\/(\\d{4})\\/" +
(sr.config.status || "[A-Z]+") +
"-(.+)-(\\d{4})(\\d\\d)(\\d\\d)\\/?$";
- var matches = ($linkThis.attr("href") || "").match(new RegExp(vThisRex))
+ var matches = ($linkThis.attr("href") || "").trim().match(new RegExp(vThisRex))
, docDate = sr.getDocumentDate()
;
if (matches) {
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ exports.check = function (sr, done) {
if (!$linkLate || !$linkLate.length || $linkLate.attr("href") !== $linkLate.text()) err("latest-link");
var lateRex = "^https?:\\/\\/www\\.w3\\.org\\/" + topLevel + "\\/(.+?)\\/?$"
- , matches = ($linkLate.attr("href") || "").match(new RegExp(lateRex));
+ , matches = ($linkLate.attr("href") || "").trim().match(new RegExp(lateRex));
if (matches) {
var sn = matches[1];
latestURI = $linkLate.text();
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ exports.check = function (sr, done) {
if (!$linkPrev || !$linkPrev.length || $linkPrev.attr("href") !== $linkPrev.text()) err("previous-link");
var prevRex = "^https?:\\/\\/www\\.w3\\.org\\/" + topLevel + "\\/\\d{4}\\/[A-Z]+-(.+)-\\d{8}\\/?$"
- , matches = ($linkPrev.attr("href") || "").match(new RegExp(prevRex))
+ , matches = ($linkPrev.attr("href") || "").trim().match(new RegExp(prevRex))
;
if (matches) {
var sn = matches[1];
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ exports.check = function (sr, done) {
var $linkResc = dts.Rescinds.dd.find("a").first();
if (!$linkResc || !$linkResc.length || $linkResc.attr("href") !== $linkResc.text()) err("rescinds-link");
- var matches = ($linkResc.attr("href") || "").match(/^https?:\/\/www\.w3\.org\/TR\/\d{4}\/REC-(.+)-\d{8}\/?$/);
+ var matches = ($linkResc.attr("href") || "").trim().match(/^https?:\/\/www\.w3\.org\/TR\/\d{4}\/REC-(.+)-\d{8}\/?$/);
if (matches) {
var sn = matches[1];
if (sn !== shortname) err("this-rescinds-shortname");
diff --git a/test/all-rules.js b/test/all-rules.js
index 214444a60..17f7166f7 100644
--- a/test/all-rules.js
+++ b/test/all-rules.js
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ var tests = {
, errors: ["headers.dl", "headers.dl", "headers.dl", "headers.dl", "headers.dl", "headers.dl"]
, warnings: ["headers.dl"] }
, { doc: "headers/wrong-urls.html", errors: ["headers.dl", "headers.dl"], config: { previousVersion: true, status: "WD" } }
+ , { doc: "headers/dl-trailing-whitespace.html", config: { previousVersion: true, status: "WD" }, errors: ["headers.dl"] }
]
, "h2-status": [
{ doc: "headers/simple.html", config: { longStatus: "Working Draft" } }
diff --git a/test/docs/headers/dl-trailing-whitespace.html b/test/docs/headers/dl-trailing-whitespace.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02f137815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/docs/headers/dl-trailing-whitespace.html
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+
+
+
+ Simple baseline headers valid document
+
+
+ Abstract
+
+ We are the internets!
+
+ Status of This Document
+ This section describes the status of this document at the time of its publication.
+ Other documents may supersede this document. A list of current W3C publications and the
+ latest revision of this technical report can be found in the
+ W3C technical reports index at
+ http://www.w3.org/TR/.
+
+ If you wish to make comments regarding this document, please send them to
+ public-html@w3.org
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+
+
+ It's a valid test!
+
+
+ Publication as a Working Draft does not imply endorsement by the W3C Membership. This is a
+ draft document and may be updated, replaced or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is
+ inappropriate to cite this document as other than work in progress.
+
+
+ This document was produced by a group operating under the
+ 5 February 2004
+ W3C Patent Policy .
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