[Bug xml/23341] [XML] ClassCastException with javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory

[jlquinn at optonline dot net]

------- Comment #5 from jlquinn at optonline dot net  2006-10-25 14:44 -------
(In reply to comment #3)

> However this code can be found in upstream projects. It may be wrong
> code (because they assume usage of Xerces - where always a 
> SaxTransformerFactory implementation seems to be used) but its used.
> 
> Beside that somehow it must be possible to obtain a SAXTransformerFactory.
> If not through casting than how else. All my textbooks about XML give me
> this way to obtain a SAXTransformerFactory:
> 
> SAXTransformerFactory factory = 
>    (SAXTransformerFactory)TransformerFactory.newInstance();

You can use static SAXTransformerFactory.newInstance() to get what you need. 
But you still have to test the result to see if it supports FEATURE before
casting to SAXTransformerFactory.


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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23341