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From: Stanimir Stamenkov <s7an10@netscape.net>
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Subject: Re: large xml file...
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Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:39:17 +0100, /RedGrittyBrick/:
> On 25/08/2011 05:57, Stanimir Stamenkov wrote:
>> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:10:26 -0400, /Arne Vajhøj/:
>>
>>> Any correct XML parser should convert the XML &quot; to a " in
>>> a Java String.
>>>
>>> Any correct XML formatter/serializer should convert it back again
>>> when generating new XML.
>>
>> I think any sane XML serializer should not output " as &quot; in text
>> content.
>
> If you use an XML parser to read '<foo delimiter="&quot;">...' you
> will get a structure with an attribute with a value of '"'.
>
> If you serialise that structure back to XML again, I would hope to
> get '<foo delimiter="&quot;">...' again. Am I wrong?

The serializer may choose (or be configured) to output:

<foo delimiter='"'>...

But my point was text content, not attribute values:

<foo>&quot;</foo>

an then:

<foo>"</foo>

-- 
Stanimir