Hi, you say you have an xml file, but you really don't according to: http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml#syntax
/ Mattias Reichel > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:dom4j-user- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lee Peik Feng > Sent: den 1 december 2003 08:33 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [dom4j-user] The entity name must immediately follow the '&' in > the entity reference > > Hi, > I have an XML file containing the line as follow: > <Param Name = "Artist" Value = "Jacky Cheung & Pang" /> > > When I try to parse the file > SAXReader reader = new SAXReader(); > Document document = reader.read(myfile); ---> error occur here > > I get the error below: > org.dom4j.DocumentException: Error on line 45 of document : The entity > name > must immediately follow the '&' in the entity reference. Nested exception: > The entity name must immediately follow the '&' in the entity reference. > at org.dom4j.io.SAXReader.read(SAXReader.java:339) > at org.dom4j.io.SAXReader.read(SAXReader.java:256) > > I understand that when parser encounters the special char "&", it expects > an > entity reference. > > By changing the "&" to "&" could solve my prob but the XML file is > generated by another program. > > Currently I will read the xml file, assign the content to a String and > then > replace all "&" but this method is not secure as if the "&" do mean an > entity reference, then I'll get error. > > How could I overcome this issue? Any workaround? > > Any help is appreciated. Thank you. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. > Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it > help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help > YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ > _______________________________________________ > dom4j-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dom4j-user ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ dom4j-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dom4j-user
