#24934 [Fbk->Opn]: create_text_node() does not handle special characters

[tony at marston-home dot demon dot co dot uk]

 ID:               24934
 User updated by:  tony at marston-home dot demon dot co dot uk
 Reported By:      tony at marston-home dot demon dot co dot uk
-Status:           Feedback
+Status:           Open
 Bug Type:         DOM XML related
 Operating System: Windows XP
 PHP Version:      4.3.2
 New Comment:

Here is a test script which demonstrates this bug:

<?php
//*****************************************************************************
// test script for bug #24934
//*****************************************************************************

// set up $fieldarray with test values
$fieldarray['field1'] = "Côte d'Ivoire";
$fieldarray['field2'] = "Curaçao";
$fieldarray['field3'] = "Lisérgida";

// create a new XML document
$doc = domxml_new_doc('1.0');
        
// create root node
$root = $doc->create_element('root');
$root = $doc->append_child($root);
        
// create record node
$occ = $doc->create_element('record');
$occ = $root->append_child($occ);
        
// insert each field as a child node
foreach ($fieldarray as $fieldname => $fieldvalue) {
        $child = $doc->create_element($fieldname);
        $child = $occ->append_child($child);
        $value = $doc->create_text_node($fieldvalue);
        $value = $child->append_child($value);
} // foreach
        
unset($fieldarray);

// get completed xml document
$xml_string = $doc->dump_mem(true);
unset($xml_doc);

// dump to a disk file with '.xml' extension
$fname = basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']) .'.xml' ;
$fp = fopen($fname, 'w');
$result = fwrite($fp, $xml_string);
fclose($fp);

exit;

?>

If you try to load the XML file into your browser you will see that it
contains corrupt characters. For example where is should have '&#xF4;'
for ô (letter o with circumflex) it has '&#x134960' instead. Basically
the $doc->create_text_node() method is not translating special
characters into the right hex code according to the HTML specification.


Previous Comments:
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[2003-08-08 17:45:51] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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can you provide a small script as I cant reproduce the corruption you
are getting

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[2003-08-04 08:47:14] tony at marston-home dot demon dot co dot uk

Description:
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I have a field with the value "Cote d'Ivoire" (where the letter 'o' is
actually 'o circumflex') which is not being deal with correctly by
$doc->create_text_node().

If I pass the text through htmlentities() beforehand what appears in
the XML output is "C&amp;ocirc;te d'Ivoire" instead of "C&ocirc;te
d'Ivoire".

If I do not use htmlentities() on the value the output is
"C&#x134960d'Ivoire" (which is totally corrupt) instead of "C&#xF4;te
d'Ivoire" (which is what I expect).

A similar fault exists with all the other special charcters I have
tried, such as 'c cedila' etc.

Expected result:
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If my input is "Co(circumflex)te d'Ivoire" I expect the output to be
"C&#xF4;te d'Ivoire"

Actual result:
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Instead of "C&#xF4;te d'Ivoire" I am getting "C&#x134960d'Ivoire"


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