XOM API for Processing XML with Java

["Asgeir Frimannsson" <asgeirf AT gmail.com>]

Hi,

I'm experimenting with writing a streaming serializer for my XOM-based data
model, and noticed what seem to be a small bug in nu.xom.Serializer.

The following snipplet reproduces the bug:

        Serializer serializer = new Serializer(System.out);
        serializer.setIndent(4);
        Element root = new Element("root");
        Document doc = new Document(root);
        Attribute spaceAtt = new Attribute(
            "xml:space","http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace","preserve";);
        root.addAttribute(spaceAtt);
        root.appendChild(new Element("child1"));
        // these 4 space characters should be preserved:
        root.appendChild(new Text("    "));
        root.appendChild(new Element("child2"));
        serializer.write(doc);

Expected output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root xml:space="preserve"><child1/>    <child2/></root>

Actual output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root xml:space="preserve"><child1/><child2/></root>

I have attached a simple proposed patch for this bug...

cheers,
asgeir

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Asgeir Frimannsson
PhD Candidate
School of Software Engineering and Data Communications
Queensland University of Technology
126 Margaret Street, Level 3
Brisbane QLD 4001, Australia

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