org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: Unexpected token while parsing XML

Question

Update:- Seems like I have to give the URL which is returning me the xml. Here it is - URL

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I am getting SAXParseException when parsing an xml.

Answer 1

I recommend abandoning the sax parser and using the Android officially supported XMLPullParser. Sax parser is not supported after Android Gingerbread (2.3.3)

Answer 2

The problem was in the encoding. The following answer explains it properly -

https://stackoverflow.com/a/2869127/1079901

I just have to call this regex on the response string -

response = response.replaceAll("[^\\x20-\\x7e]", "");

Thanks to BalusC for such a perfect answer.

Answer 3

If the XML contains Unicode characters such as arabic or Persian letters, StringReader would make an exception. In these cases, pass the InputStream straightly to the Document object

Answer 4

I would recommend trying to incorporate some XSD validation in your program before you run it through your code.

The following may help you in your efforts:

• Online XSD Validator Tool: http://www.utilities-online.info/xsdvalidation/
• Xerces for Android: https://code.google.com/p/xerces-for-android/