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   Re: [xml-dev] entity references for special characters and the Saxparser

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> If I call this with a file that has an ampersand in it (e.g. &), the
> rest of the text within that value on either side of the special character
>  will be cut off (I verified this by seeing what appears in the
> "characters" method).  Has anyone else observed this behavior?

http://www.saxproject.org/apidoc/org/xml/sax/ContentHandler.html

clearly documents that such behavior is allowed, so
your application code must expect it.  It's also tip #2 in

http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2001/12/05/sax2.html

which uses an example that's almost identical with
the one in your question ... :)

- Dave






 

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