[JCR-62] import must not ignore xml prefixed attributes

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Component/s: xml
• Assignee: Peeter Piegaze
• Reporter: Roy T. Fielding
• Created: 13/Mar/05 05:57
• Updated: 11/Nov/05 01:43
• Resolved: 15/Mar/05 01:16

Description

XML import currently ignores attributes that are in the xml namespace.
e.g., DocViewImportHandler's startElement():

if (atts.getQName.startsWith("xml:"))

{ // skipping xml:space, xml:lang, etc. log.debug("skipping reserved/system attribute " + atts.getQName(i)); continue; }

That is a significant loss of information, since xml:base, xml:lang, and xml:id attributes are critical to the content. We should register the xml prefix as a reserved namespace (not needing an xmlns declaration) and then treat it like any other attribute.

Here are some useful XML examples:

http://xformsinstitute.com/essentials/browse/ch03s02.php
http://www.zvon.org/HowTo/Output/
http://www.w3.org/Math/testsuite/testsuite/TortureTests/Complexity/complex1.xml
http://intertwingly.net/wiki/pie/EchoExample
http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/getDoc/en/engxml.hlp/a002973381.htm