Request for approval 8024707: TransformerException : item() return null with node list of length != 1

[Aleksej Efimov]

Hi,

This is a request to backport JDK 8 fix for bug 8024707 to JDK 7u-dev.
The changes are identical to JDK 8.

The new test was executed successfully on JDK with applied fix.

Bug:
<https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8024707>http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8024707

JDK8 changesets:
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/tl/jdk/rev/bf52ea6bd9eb
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/tl/jaxp/rev/84a2b2ee6fc6

JDK8 review thread:
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2013-September/021098.html


Thanks,
Aleksej