# Xml parsing error

**URL:** <https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/xml-parsing-error/718>\
**Category:** Hibernate ORM\
**Created:** [May 8, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/xml-parsing-error/718 "2018-05-08T20:42:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![amroun\_SOUFIANE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/82dd89/32.png) [@amroun\_SOUFIANE](https://discourse.hibernate.org/u/amroun_SOUFIANE)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/xml-parsing-error/718/1 "2018-05-08T20:42:37Z")

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hi every body, please i received this message error whane running my java application , i know that it is about hibernate.cfg.xml file but i don’t know how resolving it.  
the message is as follow:

```auto
INFO: HHH000412: Hibernate Core {5.2.17.Final}
mai 08, 2018 10:39:24 PM org.hibernate.cfg.Environment <clinit>
INFO: HHH000206: hibernate.properties not found
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassCastException: com.sun.xml.internal.stream.events.EntityReferenceEvent cannot be cast to javax.xml.stream.events.Characters
	at com.sun.xml.internal.stream.events.DummyEvent.asCharacters(Unknown Source)
	at com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.StAXEventConnector.handleCharacters(Unknown Source)
	at com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.StAXEventConnector.bridge(Unknown Source)
	at com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.UnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal0(Unknown Source)
	at com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.UnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal(Unknown Source)
	at org.hibernate.boot.cfgxml.internal.JaxbCfgProcessor.unmarshal(JaxbCfgProcessor.java:126)
	at org.hibernate.boot.cfgxml.internal.JaxbCfgProcessor.unmarshal(JaxbCfgProcessor.java:65)
	at org.hibernate.boot.cfgxml.internal.ConfigLoader.loadConfigXmlResource(ConfigLoader.java:57)
	at org.hibernate.boot.registry.StandardServiceRegistryBuilder.configure(StandardServiceRegistryBuilder.java:163)
	at org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration.configure(Configuration.java:258)
	at one.hibernate.demo.CreateStudentDemo.main(CreateStudentDemo.java:16)

```

can you help me please.thank’s

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**Author:** ![vlad](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.hibernate.org/vlad/32/658_2.png) [@vlad](https://discourse.hibernate.org/u/vlad)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 3:28am UTC](https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/xml-parsing-error/718/2 "2018-05-09T03:28:40Z")

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Are you using Java 8 or later? Hibernate 5.2 requires at least Java 8.

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**Author:** ![amroun\_SOUFIANE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/82dd89/32.png) [@amroun\_SOUFIANE](https://discourse.hibernate.org/u/amroun_SOUFIANE)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 10:54am UTC](https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/xml-parsing-error/718/3 "2018-05-09T10:54:47Z")

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hi vlad, i’m using java 8 and hibernate 5.2.17 , but when i run my main classe i’ve this message error :

com.sun.xml.internal.stream.events.EntityReferenceEvent cannot be cast to javax.xml.stream.events.Characters.

i don’t know how proceeding

thank’s

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**Author:** ![vlad](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.hibernate.org/vlad/32/658_2.png) [@vlad](https://discourse.hibernate.org/u/vlad)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/xml-parsing-error/718/4 "2018-05-09T18:14:50Z")

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That’s strange indeed. Are you running that via the IDE or Maven?

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**Author:** ![amroun\_SOUFIANE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/82dd89/32.png) [@amroun\_SOUFIANE](https://discourse.hibernate.org/u/amroun_SOUFIANE)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/xml-parsing-error/718/5 "2018-05-09T18:32:40Z")

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hi vlad , i’m workin on eclipse IDE, i’m just beginning, i found the error ,it’s located in the hibernate.cfg.xml , it is as follow:

`<property name="connection.url">jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/mydatabase?useLegacyDatetimeCode=false&serverTimezone=UTC&useSSL=false</property>`

i’ve an xml syntax error, but i don’t know how resolving it.  
for information i work on eclipse oxygen, java 8, and hibernate 5.2.17.  
thank you

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**Author:** ![dream-tree](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.hibernate.org/dream-tree/32/196_2.png) [@dream-tree](https://discourse.hibernate.org/u/dream-tree)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://discourse.hibernate.org/t/xml-parsing-error/718/6 "2018-05-22T19:00:54Z")

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Try this:

```auto
<property name="connection.url">jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/mydatabase?useSSL=false</property>
<property name="connection.serverTimezone">UTC</property>
<property name="connection.useLegacyDatetimeCode">false</property>

```