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Re: SAX Comments

• From: David Blondeau <blondeau@i...>
• To: Rob Lugt <roblugt@e...>, xml-dev@l...
• Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2000 16:43:44 -0800

look at the SAX 2.0 extensions:
http://www.megginson.com/Software/index.html

The LexicalHandler as what you are looking for (I hope).

FYI: These handlers are supported by the Apache serializers.

cheers,
David

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Lugt" <roblugt@e...>
To: <xml-dev@l...>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 1:38 PM
Subject: SAX Comments


> The 1998 archives for this list include a discussion regarding a SAX
> callback for XML comments:-
>
> > Should SAX include an event for comments?
> >
> > public void comment (char ch[], int length);
>
> The consensus was that SAX should not include them.  However, this
decision
> was taken long before the final call for the XML Canonicalization
> recommendation - which includes support for comments.
>
> As SAX stands it cannot be used to create a canonical XML document with
> comments.  I feel this is a shortcoming that should be addressed.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Regards
> Rob Lugt
> ElCel Technology
>

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