RE: [xsl] Generating JSP/JSTL

["Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> It seems a common misunderstanding the repeated namespace 
> declarations are bad, or that they change the XML, the 
> semantics or whatever. They don't. Even if you repeat all 
> namespace declarations, or several rubbish declarations of 
> namespaces you don't use, it won't change the meaning of the 
> XML, nor will it change the way automated tools, parsers or 
> else will deal with it. 

Sadly, this isn't quite true. Redundant namespace declarations can cause DTD
validation failures, because DTDs treat namespace declarations as
attributes. One of the good reasons for moving from DTDs to XML Schema (or
Relax NG if you prefer).

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/