Re: [xml] xmlNodeGetContent() for XML_ENTITY_REF_NODE

[Daniel Veillard <veillard redhat com>]

On Fri, Feb 22, 2002 at 03:35:02PM +0100, Henke, Markus wrote:
> > I'm not sure you can get this recursive.
>
>
> Hum, you mean nested entity references? Weird, i've never

  yep

> thought about this. My app instantly crashed as i've tested
> it. Smell's like a new debugging session... 8]
> I'd hoped that i could pilfer at 'xmlGetProp()', but it won't
> do a recursiv entity substitution!?
> However, i've to do this and i should manage it since cyclic
> entity refs are illegal.
> BTW, the libxml parser detects cyclic entity
> references but it seems that it loops about 40 times? 

  Call me lazy, I need to fix and report only the first one

> > Another way would be to change xmlNodeGetContent()
> > behaviour on entities nodes.
>
> I'll try to code a recursiv entity substitution for
> XML_ENTITY_REF_NODEs. If it works for me i'll send
> it to the list so you can decide if it makes sense to
> include it in xmlNodeGetContent() (and possibly
> xmlGetProp()...).

  Hum, okay,

> >   Actually it's a pointer to the associated ENTITY_DEF
> > node content's, the subtree are shared.
>
> I see. Debugging don't show that (at least not obvious).

  yes a pointer can't tell if it's shared (wouldn;t that be cool !)

> Then xmlSubstituteEntitiesDefault(0) is what i need...8)

  probable. it's --noent option for xmllint

Daniel

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