XSL and Flash XML breaks escaping

Question

I have an XSL file I am loading in flash that includes the following snippet:

<xsl:text>&#x2022;</xsl:text>

I load it this way:

_root.brochure_xsl = new XML();
_root.brochure_xsl.onLoad = function() {
    _root.SendPdfXml();
}
_root.brochure_xsl.ignoreWhite = true;
_root.brochure_xsl.load(_root.appSettings.XmlDataLocation +"xml/brochure.xsl");

On the event, I trace the results like such:

send_lv.XslContent = _root.brochure_xsl.toString();
trace(send_lv.XslContent);

In the result trace, it converts the snippet to a bullet.

<xsl:text>

*

</xsl:text>

I want it to stay the encoded, is this possible?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 03 '09 at 18:59

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This is certainly an encoding issue. The toString() method is suspect, but you have to check. Can you dump the contents of the XML character-by-character.

answered Apr 03 '09 at 18:59

dirkgently

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 03 '09 at 19:00

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What if you encode it twice in the XML:

<xsl:text>&amp;#x2022;</xsl:text>

answered Apr 03 '09 at 19:00

David

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I wouldn't say this is a hack. Your code is doing exactly what you are telling it to do. As soon as your XML is parsed, the • entity is decoded into the matching unicode character, then your XSL just prints on that character. – David Apr 03 '09 at 19:43

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 22 '09 at 15:18

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Fixed by not using the XML object. Instead just used a URL Loader.

answered Oct 22 '09 at 15:18

Shawn

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XSL and Flash XML breaks escaping

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