XOM API for Processing XML with Java

["Leif Stainsby" <lstainsby AT galdosinc.com>]

Elliotte,

Assuming the attribute in question is declared as CDATA (most likely
case...), wouldn't it be incorrect for the formatter (while performing
the indenting) to modify the attribute content?

...Leif
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xom-interest-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org 
> [mailto:xom-interest-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Elliotte Rusty Harold
> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 3:41 PM
> To: XOM API for Processing XML with Java
> Subject: Re: [XOM-interest] [SPAM(hdr)] - Using Serializer 
> with Indenting (without alteringAttribute values)
> 
> On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Peter Taylor 
> <peter.taylor AT greenhat.com> wrote:
> > Certiainly there never use to be. I ended up transforming 
> the XOM to 
> > DOM.
> >
> > Then it's easy to indent and you'd expect:
> >
> > http://www.chipkillmar.net/2009/03/25/pretty-print-xml-from-a-dom/
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: xom-interest-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > [mailto:xom-interest-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jens 
> > Kripl
> > Sent: 15 August 2011 20:57
> > To: xom-interest AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > Subject: [SPAM(hdr)] - [XOM-interest] Using Serializer with 
> Indenting 
> > (without alteringAttribute values)
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm using the Serializer to pretty print my XOM constructed XML.
> > I've read the javadoc and some comments on the list that it 
> may change 
> > whitespace, but this is really a problem for me:
> >
> > Before  : <foo name="Abc   CdeF" />
> > After   :     <foo name="Abc CdeF" />
> > Expected:     <foo name="Abc   CdeF" />
> >
> > Is there any way to change this behaviour? The value of the 
> attribute 
> > should not be changed, but elements should be indented.
> >
> 
> there are several things that could be happening here. Do you 
> have a test case?
> 
> However if you tell XOM to change the white space by 
> indenting, then yes, it will change the white space. If you 
> don't want XOM to change the white space, don't use indenting.
> 
> 
> --
> Elliotte Rusty Harold
> elharo AT ibiblio.org
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