Re: [xml-dev] Error and Fatal Error

[Manos Batsis <manos_lists@geekologue.com>]

On 07/21/2011 12:24 PM, Fraser Goffin wrote:
> I'm not sure why you would expect any XML parser to be able to
> differentiate between business validation errors and errors of any
> other kind ?

If you read my post again you will see it sais quite the opposite... I 
only categorized what I understand to be the complete set of root error 
categories for the discussion's benefit.

Manos


 >  If you are talking about the types of errors that might
> show up as part of schema validation and you are content with using
> that as the blunt tool that it is, well fine, but otherwise you might
> want to consider implementing business rules in a more flexible way,
> including catching non-fatal errors in the handler methods designed
> for that purpose (at which point you can decide whether to continue or
> not)
>
> As for text that is masquarading as XML but is not, I would suggest
> (as many others have here) preprocessing before it reaches your XML
> processing layer.
>
> Fraser.
>
> On 20 July 2011 23:20, Manos Batsis<manos_lists@geekologue.com>  wrote:
>
>> In other words, the job of an XML parser does not include deciding what
>> business validation errors or data corruption is (non)fatal, although other
>> solution components may appropriate in doing so.
>>
>> Manos
>>
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