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Re: Disabling DTD loading

• From: Rob Lugt <roblugt@e...>
• To: Ravi Kumar <rkumar@b...>, xml-dev@l...
• Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 09:13:08 +0000

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ravi Kumar" <rkumar@b...>
To: <xml-dev@l...>
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 2:43 AM
Subject: Disabling DTD loading

Ravi Kumar wrote:
>
> The issue of "Disabling DTD load" had come up in the past.
> The only solution offered (which I am aware off) was using: XCatalog /
> EntityResolver with xerces.
>
> I would like to know if there other means to solving the problem?
> Particularly, anything parser neutral?
>

If you are using a SAX-based parser, you can prevent it from loading the
external DTD subset by setting a "feature".  E.g:

// prevent parser from reading external PEs - including external DTD subset
parser.setFeature("http://xml.org/sax/features/external-parameter-entities",
false);

Regards
Rob Lugt
ElCel Technology

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