RE: [xsl] How to preserve numerical representation of chars when parsing?

[Thomas Brand <brand at puzzle dot ch>]

At 10:40 06.09.2002 +0100, you wrote:
> > > > Is there any possibility to let the numerical references pass
> > > transparently?
> > ...
> > I suggest to consider a setting/property for XML Parsers that
> > allows to not
> > expand numerical refs. Would this make any sense or is this
> > feature too exotic to consider?
> >
>
> You haven't really explained why your target application (the one that
> is the recipient of the output from the transformation) cares which XML
> representation of the characters in the document is chosen. As David
> explained, if it does care, then it is not an XML application as defined
> by the XML specification.
Thanks for this clear statement.
The target application is at the customer's site. The requirement to get 
several characters delivered as num. refs. came from their needs. I now 
managed to communicate the above fact so that they understand it is not 
needed if the delivered document goes right into a xml parser anyway, where 
everything will be again expanded with the viewable chars.
All the best
 Thomas


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