Michael, Thanks for response and explanation.
But can we use current-element-node property which could be set to javax.xml.validation.Validator using setProperty and we get the node which is in error during validation ? Once we get the node and then with getParaentNode recursively and get the complete xpath ? Regards Ajay --- On Wed, 11/5/08, Michael Glavassevich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Michael Glavassevich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: how to xpath when schema validation fails. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], j-users@xerces.apache.org > Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 11:22 PM > Hi Ajay, > > The short answer to your question is no. The DOM API > provides no methods > for getting line/column numbers so they're not > available to the validator > when DOM is the input. There are some non-standard ways of > adding > line/column info to DOM nodes using user data (introduced > in DOM Level 3). > There's a sample [1] that ships with Xerces-J that > shows how you can do it. > The validator won't read this info but your application > could read it from > the current element node [2] when an error is reported. > Note that if you've > mutated the DOM after loading it the line/column numbers > may become > misleading/meaningless. > > Thanks. > > [1] > http://xerces.apache.org/xerces2-j/samples-dom.html#DOMAddLines > [2] > http://xerces.apache.org/xerces2-j/properties.html#dom.current-element-node > > Michael Glavassevich > XML Parser Development > IBM Toronto Lab > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ajay bhadauria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on > 11/04/2008 05:13:27 PM: > > > Michael, > > > > Thanks for response. I have gone through all the links > which you > > have provided. It looks like that there is no straight > way to get the > xpath. > > > > If I get the line number during validation error that > will be great. > > > > I know that DOM level 2 does not give line number > during validation > error. > > > > How can I get the line number when validation error > takes place ? > > > > SAXSource and StreamSource give line number but I want > only with > > DOM. So is there any way I can get the line number > during validation > > error ? Does DOM level 3 give line number ? > > > > Thanks > > Ajay > > > > > > --- On Fri, 10/31/08, Michael Glavassevich > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > From: Michael Glavassevich > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Re: how to xpath when schema validation > fails. > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Date: Friday, October 31, 2008, 9:34 PM > > > Hi Ajay, > > > > > > There's no reliable way to do that. This > topic has come > > > up on the Xerces > > > mailing list several times. See one of my > responses here > > > [1]. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > [1] > > > > http://marc.info/?l=xerces-j-user&m=107375672210434&w=2 > > > > > > Michael Glavassevich > > > XML Parser Development > > > IBM Toronto Lab > > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ajay bhadauria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > on > > > 10/31/2008 11:55:59 AM: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I need help. > > > > > > > > I am doing xml document validation against > schema > > > using xalan 2.7.1. > > > > I am providing dom to validate API of xalan > 2.7.1. > > > > > > > > So when dcoument validation fails on some > element of > > > the xml > > > > document , how do we construct xpath from > root element > > > of the > > > > document to the element where error > occuurred. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks a lot. > > > > > > > > Ajay Bhadauria --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
