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Parse Ampersand in XML with Java DOM XML API

I am trying to parse an XML document with a Java DOM (not SAX) API. Whenever the parser encounters an ampersand (&) while parsing node text, it throws an error. I suppose this is resolvable: 1) escaping, 2) encoding, or 3) using another parser.

I am reading an XML document that I have no control over, so I can’t pinpoint where the ampersand appears in the document every time I read it.

The answers I saw to similar questions recommended replacing the entity type when parsing XML, but I'm not sure how I can do this, since it does not even parse when it encounters an XML ampersand.

Any help would be appreciated.

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As noted, XML has the wrong format (oops!): All occurrences &in XML (except for the token entering the character object [?]) Must be encoded as &.

Some solutions (which are basically also described in the post!):

  • Fix XML (in source or hacking phase) or;
  • Disassemble it using a “suitable” tool (for example, a “forgiving” HTML parser)

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