Re: java sax parser special characters

shivaraj wrote:
I am getting special characters in my xml file because of which the

What is the source of this XML file? Do you generate it, or is it from some external source?

parser is failing. I know that we can replace the special characters

So the XML file is input, right?

by & kind of place holders to make it work. But my trouble is, the
xml file will be generated by calling some API's. We cant read each

What APIs? Is this a third-party library?

characters of the return value of this API to check for special
character and replace it.

Is the XML file well formed? If not, you need to find a way to get the input in well-formed XML.

(XML file is having more than 2 lakh lines)

"lakh" is not an SI unit. This is an international group. Please use standard units.

So is there a easy way of forming this XML which will take the whole

Are you now saying that the XML file is output? Which is it, input to the process or output from the process?

string having special characters into double quotes "' and treat it as
a single string?( I tried double quotes but it did not work...any
other approach please!? )

Are you asking if you could put quotes in the file itself? That would not work, as the result would not be well-formed XML.

You say things like that you "tried double quotes but it did not work", but you give so little detail that it's impossible to help you. What constitutes "trying double quotes"? Did you insert them into the file? Read the file into a String, then surround the contents with quotes? Paste double-quotes on sticky memo paper all over the ceiling?

Tell us about the APIs. Are they third-party APIs? In-house? Part of the project? External library?

Have you run the XML file through a validator to make sure that it's at least well formed?

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Lew
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