XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[Andrew Thompson <lordpixel AT mac.com>]

On Mar 6, 2005, at 1:56 PM, Andrew Thompson wrote:

> * what's up with my xinclude
> * why does the BOM prevent the file from being handled

In answer to John Cowan's point: I'm using the default parser from JDK 
1.4.2. This would be Xerces 2.X, right?

Regarding the other two points:

I changed my code back to using the File object directly:

               // InputStream fis = new FileInputStream(a_inputFile);
               // Reader r = new BufferedReader(new 
InputStreamReader(fis, "UTF-8"));
                Builder b = new Builder();
                Document unresolved = b.build(a_inputFile);

Well, now it seems to handle the UTF-8 fine, and the xincludes resolve 
OK.
This makes sense, because if I initialize the Builder from a Reader, I 
guess I should be using the build(Reader, String encoding) version so 
it knows how to resolve the includes. So call me the class dunce.

However, I think the XIncluder needs to be a little smarter so as to 
give better error messages.
If a Document is created using a Builder with a Reader or an 
InputStream, and a base URI is not given, then it would seem to me that 
the XIncluder is going to fail for that Document. So perhaps the 
Document needs to hold some state that indicates it's not a valid 
target for XInclude processing? Then the XIncluder could give a better 
error message?

AndyT (lordpixel - the cat who walks through walls)
A little bigger on the inside

        (see you later space cowboy ...)