[LUCENE-587] Explanation.toHtml outputs invalid HTML

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.0
• Component/s: core/search
• Assignee: Chris M. Hostetter
• Reporter: Trejkaz
• Created: 02/Jun/06 08:21
• Updated: 28/Aug/22 11:28
• Resolved: 04/Jun/06 17:49

Description

If you want an HTML representation of an Explanation, you might call the toHtml() method. However, the output of this method looks like the following:

<ul>
<li>some value = some description</li>
<ul>
<li>some nested value = some description</li>
</ul>
</ul>

As it is illegal in HTML to nest a UL directly inside a UL, this method will always output unparseable HTML if there are nested explanations.

What Lucene probably means to output is the following, which is valid HTML:

<ul>
<li>some value = some description
<ul>
<li>some nested value = some description</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>