Re: [xsl] Different Namespace Prefixes for Same Namespace URI

[David N Bertoni/Cambridge/IBM <david_n_bertoni@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> I have a situation where I don't control the
> source document.  Normally I could get the value
> of the <widget> element from this document:
>
>   <content xmlns:foo="http://example.org/ns";>
>     <foo:widget>test</foo:widget>
>   </content>
>
> with
>
>   <xsl:value-of select="/content/foo:widget"/>
>
> But what happens if the namespace prefix isn't
> "foo", but "bar" as in this document:
>
>   <content xmlns:bar="http://example.org/ns";>
>     <bar:widget>test</bar:widget>
>   </content>
>
> Can the namespace be referenced via the URI in
> some manner, or is there another standard approach
> to dealing with this issue?

Which prefix you use is irrelevant.  As long as whatever prefix you use is
bound to the appropriate namespace, everything will work as it should.  If
your processor doesn't work this way, then it's broken.

Dave


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