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  1. Xerces-C++
  2. XERCESC-1947

XMLUTF8Transcoder::transcodeTo fails with an exception when transcoding single characters that require 3 or more bytes as UTF8.

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Details

    • Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Minor
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 3.1.0, 3.1.1
    • 3.1.2, 3.2.0
    • Utilities
    • None
    • Tested on mac os and debian linux. The failure is only manifest on v3.1.x

    Description

      This can be demonstrated with the following 2 lines of code.

      const XMLCh uval [] =

      { 0x254B, 0x0000}

      ; //BOX DRAWINGS HEAVY VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL (needs 3 bytes for utf-8)
      char* uc = (char*)TranscodeToStr(uval,"UTF-8").adopt(); cout << uc << endl << flush; XMLString::release(&uc); //faulty exception;

      The error is: "terminate called after throwing an instance of 'xercesc_3_1::TranscodingException'"

      Attachments

        1. transtest.cpp
          0.7 kB
          Ben Griffin
        2. TransService.patch
          1 kB
          Ben Griffin
        3. TransService.cpp.patch
          5 kB
          Lee Doron

        Issue Links

          relates to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. XERCESC-1984 TranscodeToStr::transcode throws an exception when transcoding to UTF-8

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. XERCESC-1987 Transcoding Issue with single XMLCh to utf8

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

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              amassari Alberto Massari
              mrthoughtful Ben Griffin
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