[dom4j-dev] Way to NOT strip consecutive whitespace in attributes?

[PBurtis]

After 2+ years, someone tripped a "bug" in our system.  An XML element 
similar to this
        <WceRequest uniqueName="prog  02" ..... >

failed.  There are two spaces in "prog  02".  That had never happed 
before.  (typically our uniqueName doesn't even have spaces)

We use dom4j 1.4 and simply instatiate the document, then pop the 
attribute ala:

        final Attribute attribute = element.attribute(attributeName);
        returnValue = attribute.getText();

Well, looks like somebody strips consecutive blanks so we get "prog 02" 
        (note just 1 space not 2), which then doesn't match the name in 
the database so we say we can't find it.

Is there a way to NOT strip consecutive whitespace in an attribute?

TIA

philby
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