This is an XML feature called "attribute value normalization". You can't
switch it off, it's built into the XML specification.
Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Baisak, Ranjan [mailto:]
> Sent: 24 May 2005 15:15
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> Subject: [xml-dev] New line in attribute
>
>
> I am using Xerces for parsing. My xml has an attribute with new lines.
> specification="This is a test. This is a test .
>
> This is a test . This is a test.
>
> This is a test. This is a test."
>
> On getAttribute() returns a string with new lines are stripped. How to
> get the exact text with new lines?
>
> regards,
> -Ranjan
>
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