XMLString::transcode(XMLCh * , ... ) breaks introduces a newline for every ampersand in the input string

[Olumide]

Hi -

Does anyone know why the characters method of the DefaultHandler class 
breaks, and introduces a newline, whenever it encounters the ampersand 
character in the input string. (I'm writing an XML parser.)

For example when the parser encounters the input string, "mergers & 
acquisitions", the method DefaultHandler::characters(), shown below, returns

        Input: mergers
        Input: & acquisitions

Instead of

        Input: mergers & acquisitions

Thanks,

- Olumide


//
void DefaultHandler::characters (const XMLCh *const chars, const 
XMLSize_t length)
{
    char* str = XMLString::transcode( chars );
    cout << "Input: " << str << endl;
}