[GROOVY-1076] MarkupBuilder does not work with escaped tags

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0-JSR-3
• Fix Version/s: 1.0-JSR-4
• Environment: WinXP SP2
• Assignee: Guillaume Sauthier
• Reporter: Horia Muntean
• Created: 27/Sep/05 08:45
• Updated: 15/Nov/05 08:40
• Resolved: 15/Nov/05 08:40

Description

Lets get Groovy!
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Version: 1.0-jsr-03 JVM: 1.5.0-b64
Type 'exit' to terminate the shell
Type 'help' for command help
Type 'go' to execute the statements

groovy> def xml = new groovy.xml.MarkupBuilder(); def doc = xml.query()

{ xml."ejb-ql"() }

groovy> go
CommandLine.groovy: 1: Invalid method name. Invalid character at position: 4 of value: - in name: ejb-ql.
Node: org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.MethodCallExpression. At [1:67] @ line 1, column 67.
1 Error

groovy> def xml = new groovy.xml.MarkupBuilder(); def doc = xml.query() { xml.invokeMethod("ejb-ql", {}) }
groovy> go
<query>
<ejb-ql />
</query>
groovy>
groovy> def xml = new groovy.xml.MarkupBuilder(); def doc = xml.query()

{ ejb_ql() }

groovy> go
<query>
<ejb-ql />
</query>
groovy>

The first example should work, but it does not.
The second example is a workaround provided by tug.
The third example is just a hack and should not be used.