Index: main/java/org/exolab/castor/xml/UnmarshalHandler.java
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--- main/java/org/exolab/castor/xml/UnmarshalHandler.java	(Revision 6863)
+++ main/java/org/exolab/castor/xml/UnmarshalHandler.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -910,6 +910,7 @@
                     context.setResolver(_cdResolver);
                     context.setConfiguration(_config);
                     validator.validate(state.object, context);
+                    validator.checkUnresolvedIdrefs(context);
                     context.cleanup();
                 }
                 catch(ValidationException vEx) {
Index: main/java/org/exolab/castor/xml/Validator.java
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--- main/java/org/exolab/castor/xml/Validator.java	(Revision 6863)
+++ main/java/org/exolab/castor/xml/Validator.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -157,7 +157,12 @@
             }
             throw vx;
         }
+        
+//        checkUnresolvedIdrefs(context);
 
+    }
+    
+    public void checkUnresolvedIdrefs(ValidationContext context) throws ValidationException {
         if (context.getUnresolvedIdRefs().size() > 0) {
             String err = "Unresolved IDREfs: " + context.getUnresolvedIdRefs().toString();
             throw new ValidationException(err);
Index: doc/release-notes.xml
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--- doc/release-notes.xml	(Revision 6863)
+++ doc/release-notes.xml	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -72,6 +72,26 @@
 
             </summary>
             <bugs>
+                <bug id="1882" tool="jira">
+                    <description>
+                        Fixed problem with IDREF validation with 'forward references'.
+                    </description>
+                    <contributor>
+                        <name>Werner Guttmann</name>
+                        <email>werner.guttmann@gmx.net</email>
+                    </contributor>
+                    <submitter>
+                        <name>Werner Guttmann</name>
+                        <email>werner.guttmann@gmx.net</email>
+                    </submitter>
+                    <reporter>
+                        <name>Werner Guttmann</name>
+                        <email>werner.guttmann@gmx.net</email>
+                    </reporter>
+                    <type>Bug</type>
+                    <module>Gen.</module>
+                    <date>20070223</date>
+                </bug>
                 <bug id="1877" tool="jira">
                     <description>
                         Fixed problem with build scripts (Windows) related to blanks as 
Index: etc/CHANGELOG
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--- etc/CHANGELOG	(Revision 6863)
+++ etc/CHANGELOG	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 SVN
 -------------------------------
 
+Gen:   Resolved issue CASTOR-1882 using contribution from Werner Guttmann [werner.guttmann@gmx.net]
+       Fixed problem with IDREF validation with 'forward references'.
+       Details: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/CASTOR-1882
+       (Werner - 20070223)
+
 Gen:   Resolved issue CASTOR-1877 using contribution from Werner Guttmann [werner.guttmann@gmx.net]
        Fixed problem with build scripts (Windows) related to blanks as part of ENV variables.
        Details: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/CASTOR-1877