Re: Pig 0.10 XmlLoader can't handle XML shorthand

[Johnny Zhang]

Hi, Zhu:
Just want to clarify your requirement. Shorthand <Seller/> means there is
no data. I guess nothing is normal. What would you expect if there is no
data in XML?

Thanks,
Johnny


On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Zhu Wayne <zhuw.chic...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings! Did someone encounter the same issue?
>
> Well-formated XML for <Sellers></Sellers> is fine:
>
> grunt> register /usr/lib/pig/piggybank.jar;
>
> grunt> a = load 'sample.xml' using
> org.apache.pig.piggybank.storage.XMLLoader('Sellers') as (doc:chararray);
>
> grunt> dump a;
>
> (<Sellers>
>
>             <Seller SellerName="Leebay-Brothers" SellerRating="3.9"
> SellerPrice="3,499.99" ContactInfo="" ContactPhoneInfo=""/>
>
>           </Sellers>)
>
>  Short-hand XML for <Seller/> is NOT good:
>
> grunt> a = load 'sample.xml' using
> org.apache.pig.piggybank.storage.XMLLoader('Seller') as (doc:chararray);
>
> grunt> dump a;
>
> I got nothing here.
>