FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.2_03"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_03-b02)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_03-b02, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux nx0145.nextenso.alcatel.fr 2.4.19-16mdk #1 Fri Sep 20 18:15:05 CEST 2002 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
When using xalan 2.6.0 as endorsed library, I get a SOAPException when parsing a SOAP body element that has a namespace but no prefix (<MyTag xmlns="http://foo.com/schema"/>) which i believe is a correct syntax.

I have seen bugs #4967753, #4968635 and #4966232 but i believe this is yet different.

i believe the problem is caused by xalan's TransformerIdentityImpl forcing http://xml.org/sax/features/namespace-prefixes feature to true and i'm also submitting the problem to xalan (bug #28430).

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
run the test program below:
1 - using jdk1.4.2 and jwsdp -> it works
2 - setting the java.endorsed.lib system property to use xalan library latest version (2.6.0), overriding the one provided with the JDK -> it crashes

ACTUAL -
Exception stack trace when using xalan 2.6.0

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import javax.xml.soap.*;
import java.io.*;

public class SoapTest
{
public static void main( String arg[] )
throws Exception
{
MessageFactory mfactory = MessageFactory.newInstance();
SOAPFactory sfactory = SOAPFactory.newInstance();

SOAPMessage orig = mfactory.createMessage();
SOAPBody body = orig.getSOAPBody();
body.addBodyElement( sfactory.createName( "MyTag", null, "http://foo.com/schema" ) ); //purposely set no namespace prefix
ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
orig.writeTo( baos );
orig.writeTo( System.out );
SOAPMessage parsed = mfactory.createMessage( orig.getMimeHeaders(), new ByteArrayInputStream( baos.toByteArray() ) );
parsed.getSOAPBody();
System.out.println( "done." );
}
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------
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