[DAFFODIL-663] occursCountKind='implicit' must respect minOccurs even when maxOccurs='unbounded'

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: s9
• Fix Version/s: s10
• Component/s: Middle "End"
• Assignee: Josh Adams
• Reporter: Mike Beckerle
• Created: 24/Apr/13 22:09
• Updated: 10/May/13 20:49
• Resolved: 10/May/13 16:29

Description

In an array with minOccurs not mentioned (defaults to 1), and maxOccurs='unbounded' with dfdl:occursCountKind='implicit', we are happily creating zero elements. It should fail if it can't get 1 element.

dfdl:occursCountKind='implicit' means that it is within minOccurs and maxOccurs instances.

This is very mystifying to new naive users (and I fell into this trap myself too a lot when using occursCountKind='parsed', which always accepts zero instances regardless of minOccurs.)