[Expat-discuss] numeric entities
Karl Waclawek
karl at waclawek.net
Mon Nov 22 04:09:06 CET 2004
I ran xmlwf -m -d tmp < test.xsl just like you
(the -c is superfluous in this case) and my output is:
<document>
<starttag name="outer" byte="23" nbytes="7" line="2" col="0"/>
<chars str=" " byte="30" nbytes="2" line="2" col="7"/>
<starttag name="text" byte="32" nbytes="6" line="3" col="0"/>
<chars str="BEFORE" byte="38" nbytes="6" line="3" col="6"/>
<chars str="@" byte="44" nbytes="5" line="3" col="12"/>
<chars str="&" byte="49" nbytes="5" line="3" col="17"/>
<chars str="AFTER" byte="54" nbytes="5" line="3" col="22"/>
<endtag name="text" byte="59" nbytes="7" line="3" col="27"/>
<chars str=" " byte="66" nbytes="2" line="3" col="34"/>
<endtag name="outer" byte="68" nbytes="8" line="4" col="0"/>
</document>
I am running Expat built from current CVS on VS C++ 6.0.
I can't recall a recent bug regarding character references.
Maybe you should try the pre-built distribution, and if that
one works for you, have a look at your Expat build.
Karl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Brown" <lee at puddledock.net>
To: <expat-discuss at libexpat.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Expat-discuss] numeric entities
> Okay, I used xmlwf from 1.95.8 this way:
>
> xmlwf -c -m -d tmp < test.xsl
>
> test.xsl looks like this:
>
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <outer>
> <text>BEFORE@&AFTER</text>
> </outer>
>
> The output file looks like this:
>
> <document>
> <starttag name="outer" byte="22" nbytes="7" line="2" col="0"/>
> <chars str=" " byte="29" nbytes="1" line="2" col="7"/>
> <starttag name="text" byte="30" nbytes="6" line="3" col="0"/>
> <chars str="BEFORE" byte="36" nbytes="6" line="3" col="6"/>
> <chars str="" byte="42" nbytes="5" line="3" col="12"/>
> <chars str="&" byte="47" nbytes="5" line="3" col="17"/>
> <chars str="AFTER" byte="52" nbytes="5" line="3" col="22"/>
> <endtag name="text" byte="57" nbytes="7" line="3" col="27"/>
> <chars str=" " byte="64" nbytes="1" line="3" col="34"/>
> <endtag name="outer" byte="65" nbytes="8" line="4" col="0"/>
> </document>
>
> Notice the strings "BEFORE" and "AFTER" in the input file, which are
> separated by a numeric entity (the value of the at-sign) and a standard
> entity. The standard entity is repeated as a character value in the xmlwf
> output, but the numeric entity is discarded.
>
> But, if I do not use the -m option, I do see an exact copy of my input file.
>
> This is the behavior I might expect for external entities, but it is my
> understanding that numeric entities should work like the "standard"
> pre-defined entities.
>
> It is important to repeat that this appears to be a change in the behavior
> from an earlier release. Is this a bug that everyone sees, or is it a bug
> in my port (in which case are there any suggestions about where to look), or
> is my XML file incorrect (in which case, what would be correct)?
>
> P.S., the xmlwf man page asks why anyone would want to use the -c, -m,
> and -d options. I found them quite useful to see if expat would indeed make
> an exact copy of the input.
>
> Thanks,
> Lee
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karl Waclawek" <karl at waclawek.net>
> To: <expat-discuss at libexpat.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 6:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Expat-discuss] numeric entities
>
>
>> I suggest you test this with Expat directly.
>>
>> Karl
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lee Brown" <lee at puddledock.net>
>> To: <expat-discuss at libexpat.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 5:27 PM
>> Subject: [Expat-discuss] numeric entities
>>
>>
>> The handling of numeric entities changed between releases 1.95.5 and
> 1.95.8, such that in 1.95.8
>> numeric entities seem to be ignored during output.
>>
>> Example XSL file:
>>
>> <?xml version="1.0"?>
>> <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
> version="1.0">
>> <xsl:output method="text"/>
>> <xsl:template match="/test">
>> <xsl:for-each select="line">
>> <xsl:value-of select="."/>
>> <xsl:text>@</xsl:text>
>> <xsl:text>&</xsl:text>
>> </xsl:for-each>
>> </xsl:template>
>> </xsl:stylesheet>
>>
>> Example XML input file:
>>
>> <?xml version="1.0"?>
>> <test>
>> <line>line one</line>
>> <line>line two</line>
>> <line>line three</line>
>> </test>
>>
>> I'm using Sablotron's sabcmd. When linked with expat 1.95.5 each output
> line is followed by an
>> at-sign (#64) and an ampersand. When linked with expat 1.95.8 each line
> is followed only by an
>> ampersand.
>>
>> Is this intentional? Or am I the only one experiencing this (I have my
> own port of expat built from
>> source)? Anyone know how to write out the value of a numeric entity?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Lee
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