> As per the specification


>
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/javax/xml/validation/SchemaFactory.html#newInstance(java.lang.String),

>

>

> jdk should find and load schema factory in the following order/preference


>

> 1. From the system property


> "javax.xml.validation.SchemaFactory:schemaLanguage" and retuns if


> successfully loaded


>

> 2. From $java.home/lib/jaxp.properties and returns if successfully loaded


>

> 3. From META-INF/services from loaded jar's and the first service


> provider


> found in class loader order that supports the specified schema is


> returned


>

> 4. Platform default SchemaFactory


>

> Sun JDK reads the JAR META-INF service property for option (3) only as


> <schemalanguage>=<provider-factory> but that is not the format as JAR


> specification for service provider talks about. It should read the


> property


> file as <provider-factory> format. Please refer to


>
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/javax/xml/validation/SchemaFactory.html#newInstance(java.lang.String)

>

>

> and


> http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/jar/jar.html#Service%20Provider


>

>

> Here is a simple standalone app (see attached


> SunJDK-schema validation.zip). It has


>

> 1. SchemaTest.java which just try to get an instance of SchemaFactory


>

> 2. foo-sp.jar which has


> META-INF/services/javax.xml.validation.SchemaFactory


> as <provider-factory> format content


>

> 3. foo-sl-sp.jar which has


> META-INF/services/javax.xml.validation.SchemaFactory as


> <schemalanguage>=<provider-factory> format content


>

> 4. Scenarios-and-Results-SunJDK.rtf contains some scenarios tested


> against on Sun JDK 1.5.0_11


>

BEA believes that IBM and Apache do not require the properties file to be of the
form schemalanguage=parser-class as in the specification.