Java SAX XML parser suppresses the specific element value (number datatype)

[Muthu Murthy]

Dear experts,

We are using SAX XML parser Handler (org.xml.sax.XMLReader) for read the xml file.

But some times it suppresses the specific element value (number datatype 10 digit column) as below (not all the times).


Actaul Value --> Supress value while parsing
---------------------- ----------------------
1234567890 --> 67890 (last 5 giti)

1234567890 --> 0

We have tried to find the problem, where it is exactly occurred. But we couldnot.

Please send your comments for this? It is very urgent and important.


Details: Server --> AIX
JDK--> 1.4
Jar name -->dom4j-full.jar



Thanks & Regards
Muthu

[William Brogden]

The parser is not "suppressing" anything - you are using it wrong.

Your symptoms are exactly what you get when you assume that the characters() method ALWAYS gets the full text content. Wrong!

Due to the way the parser works, using only the current buffer of XML text, characters() may get any number of characters. You must accumulate characters until the endElement event, and only then attempt to interpret the collected characters.

Bill