Exception java.lang.ClassCastException: org.apache.xerces.dom.TextImpl cannot be cast to java.lang.String

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • We see the following exception rarely at random:
Exception java.lang.ClassCastException: org.apache.xerces.dom.TextImpl cannot be cast to java.lang.String
        at org.apache.xerces.dom.AttrImpl.makeChildNode(Unknown Source)
        at org.apache.xerces.dom.AttrImpl.getFirstChild(Unknown Source)

Environment

  • Java
  • Apache Xerces

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