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# IDLffXMLSAX::ExternalEntityDecl

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The IDLffXMLSAX::ExternalEntityDecl procedure method is called when the parser detects an `<!ENTITY ...>` declarations in the DTD for a parsed external entity.

## Syntax

Obj->[IDLffXMLSAX::]ExternalEntityDecl, Name, PublicID, SystemID

## Arguments

### Name

A string containing the entity name.

### PublicID

A string containing the Public ID for the entity.

Note: If this value is not specified in the entity declaration, this variable will contain an empty string.

### SystemID

A string containing the System ID for the entity, provided as an absolute URI.

## Keywords

None

## Version History

5.6 | Introduced