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REXML::Document.new accepts no root input #289
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require "rexml"
REXML::Document.new("") # no error
REXML::Document.new("<?xml version='1.0'?>") # no errorhttps://www.w3.org/TR/2006/REC-xml11-20060816/#sec-well-formed
[Definition: A textual object is a well-formed XML document if:]
- Taken as a whole, it matches the production labeled document.
- It meets all the well-formedness constraints given in this specification.
- Each of the parsed entities
which is referenced directly or indirectly within the document is well-formed.Document
[1] document ::= ( prolog element Misc* ) - ( Char* RestrictedChar Char* )
Should we report an error for no root input?
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naitoh commentedon Sep 4, 2025
I think that if there is no root input, an error response should be returned.
kou commentedon Sep 5, 2025
OK. Let's validate it.
Added a check for the presence of the root tag
Added a check for the presence of the root tag
Added a check for the presence of the root tag
Added a check for the presence of the root tag
Reject no root element XML as an invalid XML (#291)