Java tutorial
import java.io.FileInputStream; import javax.xml.stream.XMLInputFactory; import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamConstants; import javax.xml.stream.XMLStreamReader; public class EntityReferenceTest { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { XMLInputFactory inputFactory = XMLInputFactory.newInstance(); inputFactory.setProperty(XMLInputFactory.IS_COALESCING, Boolean.TRUE); inputFactory.setProperty(XMLInputFactory.IS_REPLACING_ENTITY_REFERENCES, Boolean.TRUE); XMLStreamReader reader = inputFactory.createXMLStreamReader(new FileInputStream("e.xml")); while (reader.hasNext()) { int event = reader.next(); if (event == XMLStreamConstants.CHARACTERS) System.out.println(reader.getText()); else if (event == XMLStreamConstants.ENTITY_REFERENCE) { System.out.println("en: " + reader.getLocalName()); System.out.println("er: " + reader.getText()); } } inputFactory.setProperty(XMLInputFactory.IS_REPLACING_ENTITY_REFERENCES, Boolean.FALSE); reader = inputFactory.createXMLStreamReader(new FileInputStream("e.xml")); while (reader.hasNext()) { int event = reader.next(); if (event == XMLStreamConstants.CHARACTERS) System.out.println(reader.getText()); else if (event == XMLStreamConstants.ENTITY_REFERENCE) { System.out.println("en: " + reader.getLocalName()); System.out.println("er: " + reader.getText()); } } } }