The string "--" (double-hyphen)in Mapper comments corrupt a Process Definition in Designer project.
Article ID: KB0094152
Updated On:
| Products | Versions |
|---|---|
| TIBCO Designer | - |
| Not Applicable | - |
Description
Description:
Symptoms:
Using double hyphens("
Cause:
- Create a new project in Designer.
- Add a new process definition.
- In the new process, add a Mapper activity.
- Create a simple schema for the Mapper.
- In the mapper input editor, insert a comment which contains "--" (double hyphens).
- Apply and Save the project.
- Close the project and reopen the project.
Symptoms:
Using double hyphens("
-- " ) in Mapper comments corrupts the project.Cause:
As per the XML specification, it is illegal to have a double hyphen in a comment for compatibility with SGML. Refer to http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#sec-comments.
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2.5 Comments
[Definition: Comments may appear anywhere in a document outside other markup; in addition, they may appear within the document type declaration at places allowed by the grammar. They are not part of the document's character data; an XML processor MAY, but need not, make it possible for an application to retrieve the text of comments. For compatibility, the string " -- " (double-hyphen) MUST NOT occur within comments.] Parameter entity references MUST NOT be recognized within comments.
Comments
| [15] | Comment | ::= | '<!--' ((Char - '-') | ('-' (Char - '-')))* '-->' |
Issue/Introduction
The string "--" (double-hyphen)in Mapper comments corrupt a Process Definition in Designer project.
Resolution
Avoid using double hypens in comments section - As per the XML specification, it is illegal to have a double hyphen in a comment for compatibility with SGML. Refer to http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#sec-comments.
Additional Information
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#sec-comments
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