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Re: Keep XML parser from eating linefeed in element data ??

• To: "Andy Rappaport" <Andy@b...>,<xml-dev@l...>
• Subject: Re: Keep XML parser from eating linefeed in element data ??
• From: "Karl Waclawek" <karl@w...>
• Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 20:22:44 -0500
• References: <00611E5049538A449982B5A662763CF001D74B@M...>

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Rappaport" <Andy@b...>

> Hello
> 
> Does anyone know how I can encode a raw line feed as part of XML element
> data such that
> 
> when the parser returns it to me the linefeed remains? =20
> 
> Raw String:           Hello world\n    <-note trailing linefeed. =20
> 
> I can encode it to:  <TAG>Hello world&#10;</TAG>
> 
> Returned string      Hello world  <-no trailing linefeed
> 
> My XML parser,  expat SAX, always eats the linefeed.   Carriage returns
> can be encoded fine and parsed fine.
> 
> Anything thing I have been able to find on XML char encoding always
> lists linefeed as an exception to the rules. I've tried CDATA - no luck.

Many SAX parsers will report character data in multiple calls.
Is it possible that you are ignoring subsequent call-backs
to the character data handler?

Karl 

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