As far as XML is concerned, numeric character references are identical to the characters they represent. The XML APIs shouldn't make any distinction.
For implementation reasons, you *may* find that SAX delivers these as separate characters() events. But that is not guaranteed. No XML application should ever care whether your document contains &, &, &, or <![CDATA[&]]>... so I'd suggest that if you think you need this information, your design is probably broken and should be reconsidered. ______________________________________ "... Three things see no end: A loop with exit code done wrong, A semaphore untested, And the change that comes along. ..." -- "Threes" Rev 1.1 - Duane Elms / Leslie Fish ( http://www.ovff.org/pegasus/songs/threes-rev-11.html)
