1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/at/gv/egovernment/moa/util/DOMUtils.java b/common/src/main/java/at/gv/egovernment/moa/util/DOMUtils.java
index b403961d8..39cdf4e87 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/at/gv/egovernment/moa/util/DOMUtils.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/at/gv/egovernment/moa/util/DOMUtils.java
@@ -378,6 +378,24 @@ public class DOMUtils {
       .parseDocument(inputStream, true, Constants.ALL_SCHEMA_LOCATIONS, null)
       .getDocumentElement();
   }
+  
+  /**
+   * A convenience method to parse an XML document non validating.
+   * 
+   * @param inputStream The <code>InputStream</code> containing the XML
+   * document.
+   * @return The root element of the parsed XML document.
+   * @throws SAXException An error occurred parsing the document.
+   * @throws IOException An error occurred reading the document.
+   * @throws ParserConfigurationException An error occurred configuring the XML
+   * parser.
+   */
+  public static Element parseXmlNonValidating(InputStream inputStream)
+    throws ParserConfigurationException, SAXException, IOException {
+    return DOMUtils
+      .parseDocument(inputStream, false, Constants.ALL_SCHEMA_LOCATIONS, null)
+      .getDocumentElement();
+  }
 
   /**
    * Schema validate a given DOM element.