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Posted to java-user@axis.apache.org by Akacem Mohammed <Mo...@arbeitsamt.de> on 2003/01/07 17:29:27 UTC

& within a string / parser expects an entity reference

Hello ,

I am using Schemata to parse an xml file. and have among other the following element

<xs:element name="Firmname"> 
	<xs:simpleType>  
		<xs:restriction base="xs:string"> 
		<xs:maxLength value="90" /> 
		</xs:restriction> 
	</xs:simpleType> 
</xs:element>

the firmmname element contains an & charachter for  example: Gmbh & Co.KG
the SaxParser is throwing the following error:

Fatal_Error The entity name must immediately follow the '&' in the entity reference.  at line:  7

How should I change the definition of my element in the *.xsd file so that the parser doesn't expects an 

entity reference

thanks for any help

Mohammed

Re: & within a string / parser expects an entity reference

Posted by James Carman <ja...@carmanconsulting.com>.

The XML is invalid.  It's not the schema giving you the problem.  You need
to use a &amp; instead of &.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Akacem Mohammed" <Mo...@arbeitsamt.de>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 11:29 AM
Subject: & within a string / parser expects an entity reference


> Hello ,
>
> I am using Schemata to parse an xml file. and have among other the
following element
>
> <xs:element name="Firmname">
> <xs:simpleType>
> <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
> <xs:maxLength value="90" />
> </xs:restriction>
> </xs:simpleType>
> </xs:element>
>
> the firmmname element contains an & charachter for  example: Gmbh & Co.KG
> the SaxParser is throwing the following error:
>
> Fatal_Error The entity name must immediately follow the '&' in the entity
reference.  at line:  7
>
> How should I change the definition of my element in the *.xsd file so that
the parser doesn't expects an
>
> entity reference
>
> thanks for any help
>
> Mohammed
>
>
>