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XalanTransformer transform empty element attribute into nothing

           Summary: XalanTransformer transform empty element attribute into
                    nothing
           Product: XalanC
           Version: 1.3.x
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows NT/2K
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Blocker
          Priority: Other
         Component: XalanC
        AssignedTo: xalan-dev@xml.apache.org
        ReportedBy: emercier@openup.fr


Using XalanTransformer.transform actually into an XML file yields a correct XML 
file but when the empty attributes in the resulting XML have disappeared !

************** Input file XML.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<MDML version="2.0"> 
	<A
		attribute1=""
		attribute2=""
	>
	</A>
</MDML>

************** XSL file XSL.xsl:
<?xml
	version='1.0'
	encoding='UTF-8'
?>

<xsl:stylesheet
	xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" 
 	version="1.0"
>

<xsl:output method="xml"/>

<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:copy-of select="."/>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>


************** Ant build file build.xml:
<project
	name="XalanBug"
	default="cpp.bug"
	basedir="."
>	
	
	<target
		name="java.nobug"
		description="Reproduces the Java Xalan proper behaviour"
	>
		<delete file="XMLoutJava.xml"/>
		<style
			style="XSL.xsl"
			in="XML.xml"
			out="XMLoutJava.xml"
		/>
	</target>

	<target
		name="cpp.bug"
		description="Reproduces the Xalan-C++ bug"
	>
		<delete file="XMLoutCPP.xml"/>
		<exec
			executable="C:\win32app\xml-xalan\c\Build\Win32\VC6
\Release\Xalan.exe"
		>
			<arg value="-o"/>
			<arg path="XMLoutCPP.xml"/>
			<arg path="XML.xml"/>
			<arg path="XSL.xsl"/>
		</exec>
	</target>

</project>