if-statement: Conditional comments sintax

dimanche 13 novembre 2016

Can anyone explain me the difference between first and second conditional comment sintax?

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Why the second one use use the <!--> sintax before <html> tag? Can i use the following sintax with the same result?

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Thanks in advance!

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