Re: [xsl] unparsed-text() and illegal characters

[Abel Braaksma Online <abel.online@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Perhaps I'll do that.
You mean in "adding it to Saxon" as an extension? Perhaps an extension 
function can be used for it, like 
ext:replace-illegal-chars-with('FFFD')? Mmm, I guess not, probably 
before the data arives at the function it will already have raised an 
error. Or something like

ext:unparsed-uri-filter($uri, $transformFrom, $transformTo)

where $transformFrom and $transformTo are both containing hex sequences 
(using character entities won't work, because of this same strictness, I 
guess).

Cheers,
Abel


Michael Kay wrote:

> The spec is very strict that characters not allowed in XML cause an error.
> This is a change since the book was written.
>
> However, the spec is very loose about how URIs are resolved. So a conformant
> product could take the URI
>
> thing.txt?substitute-illegal-chars=FFFD
>
> as a reference to "the document formed by taking thing.txt and substituting
> illegal characters with xFFFD."
>
> Perhaps I'll do that.
>
> Michael Kay
> http://www.saxonica.com/