[XML-SIG] Big Bug? (was:Pretty-printing DOM trees)

[Paul Prescod]

Lars Marius Garshol wrote:
> 
> The error is reported properly as it is and the attribute is not
> repaired, but subsequent data events are wrong. That's now fixed (data
> events, not the attribute), but the question remains whether the
> parser should follow the XML recommendation and stop reporting data
> events after a well-formedness bug.
> 
> I'm inclined to make that default behaviour, but behaviour it is
> possible to turn off. Opinions are welcome.

I think that optional error recovery is a good idea. There are legitimate
uses for it and also the potential for serious abuse. If I ever used an
XML editor that refused to load half of a document because of missing
quotes I would dump it Pretty Damn Quick.

 Paul Prescod  - ISOGEN Consulting Engineer speaking for only himself
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