DO NOT REPLY [Bug 6126] New: - Null attributes in DOMBuilder.startElement()

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Null attributes in DOMBuilder.startElement()

           Summary: Null attributes in DOMBuilder.startElement()
           Product: XalanJ2
           Version: 2.2.x
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: Other
         Component: org.apache.xml.utils
        AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
        ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


It is not presently possible to pass null attributes to DOMBuilder.startElement.
Should the test at line 312 of DOMBuilder.java be extended to test for (null !=
atts)?