[xsl] adding a namespace to a stylesheet automatically

["Lars Huttar" <lars_huttar@xxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

Suppose you write a stylesheet to process a source document
that has no namespace.

Then you decide to add a namespace to the source document:
  <doc xmlns="scribble"> ... </doc>

So now everywhere in your stylesheet that you want to select
or match elements in the source document, you have to
insert a prefix.

E.g. you have to change

 <xsl:template match="foo">
   <xsl:if test="parent::bar[@baz] = /*/squid">...</xsl:if>

into

 <xsl:template match="myns:foo">
   <xsl:if test="parent::myns:bar[@baz] = /*/myns:squid">...</xsl:if>

Has anyone written a program (e.g. a stylesheet) to do this
automatically?

Thanks,
Lars


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