RE: How to normalize XML???

Hi Andrew,

This method doesn't help me. It still considers spaces
as a text node.
I know that it should not be part of this list but,
need to know the answer whosoever helps. If you know
it please help.

Thanks
Dennis

--- Andrew Welch <awelch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Is there any way in Xerces or JAXP API to
> normalize
> > the spaces from the XML.
> 
> This isn't an xslt question - it should really be
> directed elsewhere,
> however...
> 
> there is the normalize() function (org.w3c.dom.Node)
> 
>
http://xml.apache.org/xerces-j/apiDocs/org/w3c/dom/Node.html#normalize()
> 
> 
> cheers
> andrew
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Sent: 09 August 2002 11:41
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> > Subject:  How to normalize XML???
> > 
> > 
> > Hi XSL Gurus,
> > 
> > Is there any way in Xerces or JAXP API to
> normalize
> > the spaces from the XML.
> > <Source>
> >    <Arg>some text</Arg>
> > </Source>
> > I have an indented XML as above and whenever I
> parse
> > it, I expect single child under Source node but it
> > give me nodelist of 3 elements just because my xml
> is
> > indented.
> > 
> > Do I need to write my xml inline, or check the
> element
> > type for every node ???
> > 
> > Can't I say normalize the XML so that it strips
> out
> > unnesary spaces from the xml???
> > I am using JAXP and Xerces.
> > 
> > Can somebody help in this regard??? 
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Dennis
> > 
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