[CAUSEWAY-269] The XML object store cannot handle all "char" values

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 0.2.0-incubating
• Fix Version/s: tidy-up
• Component/s: ZZZ Mothballed: Objectstore: XML
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Kevin Meyer
• Created: 12/Sep/12 15:34
• Updated: 11/Sep/15 14:22
• Resolved: 20/Jul/14 14:15

Description

The XML object store relies on "facet.toEncodedString(associatedObject)" to return an XML compatible representation of the property value.
For "char", this encoded string is the raw character.
Which for values < 32, kills the XML decoder with "invalid unicode character .." exceptions.
e.g. for character value (char) (20):
The exception is:
[Fatal Error] :6:31: An invalid XML character (Unicode: 0x14) was found in the element content of the document.

The XML file contains:
<value field="charProperty">|</value>
(The actual character did not survive "copy&paste")

If I use (char) 255:
The XML file contains:
<value field="charProperty">ÿ</value>

Whether this is a problem with the char encoder or XML, is perhaps up for debate.