[jdom-interest] org.jdom.IllegalAddException: The attribute already has an existi ng parent "transaction"

[Jason Hunter]

Pandia, Rajesh wrote:

> We have an application that was using  JDOM Beta4/Beta5 version.  Now, 
> we have moved on to JDOM Beta8/Beta9 version.  How do I know what JDOM 
> version is installed on my machine by just looking at the JAR files ? 

The manifest file within the JAR lists the version.  The .class files 
also have their specific CVS version within them, available if you run 
"strings" on them.

> What do I need to do fix this exception ?

Detach the attribute from its original location before adding it to a 
new one.

-jh-

> 
> =========================================
> I am seeing the following exception:
> 
> **********Error Trace::Version 10.5.0.0.012604::Mon Feb 23 15:53:59 2004 
> ( 20:53
> :59.155 GMT  t at 616 )
>   #0  Error #1600039  XML sent from servlet read.
> org.jdom.IllegalAddException: The attribute already has an existing 
> parent "transaction"
> 
> **********
> 
> =========================================
> 
> Here is the code-snippet where the exception is being thrown:
> 
>     try
>     {
>       // get the settings required to load the xml dropped by servlet
>       IntegrationGlobalConfigObject gco = new 
> IntegrationGlobalConfigObject();
>       getAttribute(context, gco, 
> IntegrationGlobalConfigObject.IN_RIP_MODE);
>       getAttribute(context, gco, 
> IntegrationGlobalConfigObject.LOCAL_PROJECT_FILEPATH);
> 
>       codeRegn = "GCO read.";
> 
>       // load the xml
>       Element elCommandRoot = loadXMLSentFromServlet(gco, args[0], 
> context);
> 
>       codeRegn = "XML sent from servlet read.";
> 
>       // prepare preliminary response header
>       // create the response placeholder
>       Element elResponseRoot = new Element("transaction");
>       // copy/modify attributes from request
>       System.out.println("1");
>       elResponseRoot.setAttributes(elCommandRoot.getAttributes());
>       System.out.println("2");
>       elResponseRoot.getAttribute("type").setValue("response");
>       System.out.println("3");
>       .....
>