Re: [xsl] Adding namespaces to output

["G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 2002-12-24 13:15 +0000, Kevin Jones wrote:
> >     <xsl:copy-of select="$dummy/*/namespace::*[name(.)='p']"/>
>
> I am exploiting the fact that I know exactly what the RTF looks like 
> because I
> created it in the variable. Therefore I know the namspace node is the only
> one and its at position one of the first element. I don't think there is any
> way this can be wrong in a 1.0 conforming processor. Having said that your
> solution will clearly be more resiliant to anybody hacking the variable
> around.

But consider that every element has an XML namespace node in order to 
support the reserved xml:lang and xml:space attributes.  So I think there 
is guaranteed to be two nodes, and in your implementation you happen to hit 
the right one.

This issue has come up in my classes.  The proof I give the students is the 
exposition of all namespace nodes in an XML instance using the free 
developer's tool named SHOWTREE we have in our free Resource Library on our 
web site:

T:\ftemp>type kevin.xml
<p:a xmlns:p="something"/>
T:\ftemp>type kevin.xml.shw
SHOWTREE Stylesheet - http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/s/
Processor: SAXON 6.5.2 from Michael Kay
1  Element '{something}p:a':
1.I  Namespace 'xml': {http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace}
1.II  Namespace 'p': {something}
T:\ftemp>

I have never relied on directly indexing any attached node unless I'm 
looping through the entire set of nodes and using an indexing variable.

I hope this is considered helpful, Kevin, and not critical of your 
assistance ... the more people who supply answers on the list, the lesser 
the burden on everyone.  Thanks for your time!

.................. Ken


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