Parameter Entity - not expanded

["Herrmann, Michael" <Mi...@softwareag.com>]

Hello,

I have the case that a parameter entity gets not expanded when reported 
via the org.xml.sax.ext.DeclHandler interface. That's the relevant part of
the DTD:

	<!ENTITY % OrderSummary-Dtypes "w">
	<!ATTLIST OrderSummary  a-dtype CDATA #FIXED '%OrderSummary-Dtypes;'
>

OrderSummary-Dtypes gets not expanded. Does anyone know if there is a reason
why
the entity isn't expanded in this case? Or is this missing functionality?
I'am using xerces 1.3.0.

Thanks,
Michael Herrmann

Software AG

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Re: Parameter Entity - not expanded

[Arnaud Le Hors <le...@us.ibm.com>]

"Herrmann, Michael" wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have the case that a parameter entity gets not expanded when reported
> via the org.xml.sax.ext.DeclHandler interface. That's the relevant part of
> the DTD:
> 
>         <!ENTITY % OrderSummary-Dtypes "w">
>         <!ATTLIST OrderSummary  a-dtype CDATA #FIXED '%OrderSummary-Dtypes;'
> >
> 
> OrderSummary-Dtypes gets not expanded. Does anyone know if there is a reason
> why
> the entity isn't expanded in this case? Or is this missing functionality?
> I'am using xerces 1.3.0.

The parser is fine. You just have wrong expectations regarding this
piece of XML. PE refs are NOT recognized in attribute values. See the
XML spec at: http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml#entproc

This effectively means that what you think is a PErefs in your example
is actually not one.
-- 
Arnaud  Le Hors - IBM Cupertino, XML Strategy Group

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