How do i surpass DTD Entry while Parsing XML

[Praveen Indraiah]

I am trying to avoid parsing .xml file using SAXON by not reading DTD entry.My XML file doesnt has DTD entry (niether Internal nor External).So when i try to parse the xml i am getting exception from SAXON. Is there is any way that i can avoid looking for DTD entry and Parse XML file.The urgent help required.

Lot Thanks in Advance.

Praveen

[Paul Clapham]

Your XML contains a reference to a DTD that can't be resolved? Then write an EntityResolver and apply it to your parser by calling setEntityResolver. Your EntityResolver should be just like the example in the API documentation for org.xml.sax.EntityResolver, but it should return

new InputSource(new StringReader(""))

[Praveen Indraiah]

Hi Paul,

No.. here my XML doesnt have any DTD reference. I have removed DTD entry for some reason.And when i try to parse this xml the parser tries to find associated DTD and when it doesnt find entry it just throws exception.

Regards,
Praveen
[ March 15, 2006: Message edited by: Praveen Indraiah ]

[Paul Clapham]

Did you try what I suggested?

[Amy Medrat]

I think you can resolve this by seting the validation false.

SAXParserFactoryObject.setValidating(false) // if you are using SAX parser
or
DocumentBuilderFactoryObject.setValidating(false) //if using DOM parser

Hope this helps.
[ March 17, 2006: Message edited by: Amy Medrat ]