RE: Transformer encoding nonsense

[Lerias, Hugo]

Hi,

I would suppose that because you are using a non valid encoding value, the 
parser uses the one you've selected in the stylesheet.

These are my two cents.
-Hugo

-----Original Message-----
From: Fitzgerald, Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Mittwoch, 10. M�rz 2004 17:28
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: Transformer encoding nonsense


I am using javax.xml.transform.Transformer to write some XML that contains the 
Trade Mark sign. I want to write the TM out as  HTML character entity &#8482 
which does not happen since my default encoding is UTF-8.

When I use 
javax.xml.transform.Transformer.setOutputProperty(OutputKeys.ENCODING,
"UCS")  i get what i want ( &#8482 in the output file). The trouble is that if 
I use javax.xml.transform.Transformer.setOutputProperty(OutputKeys.ENCODING,
"abcxyz") ,i.e a nonsense encoding, I still get what i want. Does anyone know 
why the nonsense encoding works for me?

Thanks,
Graeme