[XALANJ-1550] Problems with XPath expression //* (incorrect result and does not function after Templates object is serialized)

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.5
• Fix Version/s: 2.7
• Component/s: XPath
• Security Level: No security risk; visible to anyone (Ordinary problems in Xalan projects. Anybody can view the issue.)
• Environment: Operating System: Windows XP; Platform: PC
• Bugzilla Id: 20492
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Kahli Burke
• Created: 05/Jun/03 09:01
• Updated: 01/Nov/06 00:16
• Resolved: 01/Nov/06 00:16

Description

I'll attach a test case (XML and XSL). Run the test case once creating a
Templates from the factory, then serialize and deserialize the Templates object
and run again. The results are not the same. The deserialized object will not
evaluate the //* expression properly. There may be other cases but this is the
only one I could find.

The issues are:

1. Aren't descendent-or-self:: and // supposed to be identical?
2. Even if 1 is wrong, the deserialized object fails completely.

The results I get are:

1: (not deserialized)
%%tag%%
*tag*
((general_FITB))
!!tag!!

2: (serialized and deserialized)
%%%%
****
((general_FITB))
!!tag!!