Index: src/org/apache/xerces/parsers/DOMParser.java
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/cvspublic/xml-xerces/java/src/org/apache/xerces/parsers/DOMParser.java,v
retrieving revision 1.68
diff -u -r1.68 DOMParser.java
--- src/org/apache/xerces/parsers/DOMParser.java	25 Mar 2003 17:15:11 -0000	1.68
+++ src/org/apache/xerces/parsers/DOMParser.java	12 Dec 2003 17:33:03 -0000
@@ -140,16 +140,33 @@
         this(symbolTable, null);
     } // <init>(SymbolTable)
 
+    private static XMLParserConfiguration getParserConfig() { // XXX added - jglick
+        Object o = ObjectFactory.createObject(
+            "org.apache.xerces.xni.parser.XMLParserConfiguration",
+            "org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration"
+            );
+        if (o instanceof XMLParserConfiguration) {
+            return (XMLParserConfiguration)o;
+        } else {
+            // something is wrong
+            Thread.dumpStack();
+            System.err.println("Got object: " + o);
+            System.err.println("     class: " + o.getClass().getName());
+            System.err.println("    loader: " + o.getClass().getClassLoader());
+            System.err.println("  location: " + o.getClass().getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation());
+            System.err.println(" my loader: " + XMLParserConfiguration.class.getClassLoader());
+            System.err.println("  location: " + XMLParserConfiguration.class.getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation());
+            return new XML11Configuration();
+        }
+    }
+
 
     /**
      * Constructs a DOM parser using the specified symbol table and
      * grammar pool.
      */
     public DOMParser(SymbolTable symbolTable, XMLGrammarPool grammarPool) {
-        super((XMLParserConfiguration)ObjectFactory.createObject(
-            "org.apache.xerces.xni.parser.XMLParserConfiguration",
-            "org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration"
-            ));
+        super(getParserConfig());
 
         // set properties
         fConfiguration.addRecognizedProperties(RECOGNIZED_PROPERTIES);