Re: [xsl] Using a TransformerHandler strips comments but a Transformer keeps them

["Andrew Welch" <andrew.j.welch@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 13/02/2008, David McKain <dmckain@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Andrew Welch wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know why a transform using a TransformerHandler strips
> > comments but the "stardard" Tranformer keeps them.
> >
> > [snipped]
> > XMLReader xmlReader = XMLReaderFactory.createXMLReader();
> > xmlReader.setContentHandler(handler);
> > xmlReader.parse(sourceXML.toURI().toString());
>
> Hi Andrew,
>
> You need to tell your XMLReader to forward lexical events (e.g.
> comments) to the TransformerHandler as well. In what you have above, you
> have only asked it to forward basic ContentHandler-type SAX events onwards.
>
> Add the following after your setContentHandler() line:
>
> xmlReader.setProperty("http://xml.org/sax/properties/lexical-handler";,
>                          hander);
>
> and you should find your comments reappearing.

Ahh great thanks - I did scan the features and properties lists but
lexical-handler didn't jump out at me...

cheers
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