Org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: File "..\contents.dtd" not found.

Question

I have an xml file that has to be parsed in my application, without changing the XML. I don't have the dtd that is mentioned in the XML file.
The code i am using to parse the xml into a Document is
DocumentBuilderFactory factory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
factory.setValidating(false);
System.out.println("Factory=" + factory.isValidating());
DocumentBuilder builder = factory.newDocumentBuilder();
builder.setEntityResolver(new XMLResolver());
System.out.println("DocBuilder=" + builder.isValidating());
Document doc = builder.parse(xml.getInputStream());
System.out.println("doc=" + doc);
if (doc == null) {
return;
The XML file is
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE contentspace SYSTEM "..\contents.dtd" [
]>
<contentspace validdtd="0.0.2">
<emscombicategory emscombisubtype="EMSCOLLECTION">
<default name="lugares" description="lugares"/>
<emscombi>
<default name="alemania" description="Alemania"/>
<commondetails copyrightowner="TME" copyright="COPYRIGHTED" price="" validfrom="" validto="" provider="terramobile" globalcontentid="ECOLL"/>
<previewedbinarycontent preview="alemania.GIF">
<binarycontent binarydata="alemania.OTA"/>
</previewedbinarycontent>
<emsringtone>
<default name="alema" description="Himno de Alemania"/>
<commondetails copyrightowner="TME" copyright="FREE" price="" validfrom="" validto="" provider="terramobile" globalcontentid="TMEEMEL"/>
<previewedbinarycontent preview="alema.WAV">
<binarycontent binarydata="alema.OTA"/>
</previewedbinarycontent>
<ringtonedetails composer="Tradicional" performer="Tradicional"/>
</emsringtone>
<emspicture>
<default name="birra" description="Cerveza alemana"/>
<commondetails copyrightowner="TME" copyright="COPYRIGHTED" price="" validfrom="" validto="" provider="terramobile" globalcontentid="TMEEPM"/>
<emspicturedetails width="32" height="32">
<previewedbinarycontent preview="birra.GIF">
<binarycontent binarydata="birra.OTA"/>
</previewedbinarycontent>
</emspicturedetails>
</emspicture>
</emscombi>
</emscombicategory>
</contentspace>
When i run this through it throws an exception with the message
org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: File "..\contents.dtd" not found.
I thought by setting factory.setValidating(false) it would not read the DTD, but it does.
Is there any way to make the document model NOT attempt to read the DTD ???

Answer 1

setValidating(false) has no effect on checking against the DTD.
create your own EntityResolver rather than using new XMLResolver(): in this resolver divert the call to the DTD on an empty XML document.
i have shown how to do so in another thread, just run a search on this forum (this hint is valid for any question btw)