Re: [xsl] Identity transform (case conversion)

["Dimitre Novatchev" <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you, Mukul.

Now I can confirm that the result reported by you is produced by
MSXML3, MSXML4 and MSXML6.

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On 7/9/06, Mukul Gandhi <gandhi.mukul@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Dimitre,
>  Please read my comments below..
>
> On 7/9/06, Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > It would really be a nasty bug, in case Mukul got that output.
> >
> > However, what he got (note the capitalisation) was:
> >
> > <AUTHOR xmlns:auto-ns1="HTTP://WWW.W3.ORG/XML/1998/NAMESPACE";
> > xmlns:A="XYZ" xmlns:B="PQR">
> >
> > Also in the code sample he provided there is no filtering of the "xml"
> > namespace.
>
> When I write the code for elements as (I have removed capitalization
> within <test> tag) following:
>
> <xsl:template match="*">
>   <xsl:element name="{translate(name(), $small, $caps)}">
>     <xsl:variable name="nsHolder">
>       <test>
>         <xsl:for-each select="namespace::*">
>           <xsl:attribute name="{name()}:dummy{position()}"
> namespace="{.}"></xsl:attribute>
>         </xsl:for-each>
>       </test>
>     </xsl:variable>
>     <xsl:copy-of select="msxsl:node-set($nsHolder)/test/namespace::*"/>
>     <xsl:apply-templates select="@*"/>
>     <xsl:apply-templates/>
>   </xsl:element>
> </xsl:template>
>
> I get output:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <!-- THIS IS A COMMENT -->
> <?PQR X="DO-SOMETHING" ?>
> <AUTHOR xmlns:auto-ns1="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace"; xmlns:a="xyz" xmln
> s:b="pqr">
>  <PERSON A:AGE="30" xmlns:A="XYZ"> BY <FIRSTNAME>JANE</FIRSTNAME>
>  <LASTNAME>DOE</LASTNAME>,
>  </PERSON>
> </AUTHOR>
>
> But when I write the code as (I have now done filtering for
> namespaces, with name() = 'xml'):
>
> <xsl:template match="*">
>   <xsl:element name="{translate(name(), $small, $caps)}">
>     <xsl:variable name="nsHolder">
>       <test>
>         <xsl:for-each select="namespace::*[not(name() = 'xml')]">
>           <xsl:attribute name="{name()}:dummy{position()}"
> namespace="{.}"></xsl:attribute>
>         </xsl:for-each>
>       </test>
>     </xsl:variable>
>     <xsl:copy-of select="msxsl:node-set($nsHolder)/test/namespace::*"/>
>     <xsl:apply-templates select="@*"/>
>     <xsl:apply-templates/>
>   </xsl:element>
> </xsl:template>
>
> I get output:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <!-- THIS IS A COMMENT -->
> <?PQR X="DO-SOMETHING" ?>
> <AUTHOR xmlns:a="xyz" xmlns:b="pqr">
>  <PERSON A:AGE="30" xmlns:A="XYZ"> BY <FIRSTNAME>JANE</FIRSTNAME>
>  <LASTNAME>DOE</LASTNAME>,
>  </PERSON>
> </AUTHOR>
>
> i.e., now the namespace http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace is not
> getting generated, which I think implies that it is bound to the 'xml'
> prefix.
>
> But with the earlier code, URI http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace is
> bound to the prefix auto-ns1.
>
> There seems to be a bug somewhere within MSXML4 related to this..
>
> I have tested George's code as well (the <dummy/> example he gave),
> with MSXML4. I get the same output as he is getting. So MSXML4 is
> generating the namespace http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace bound to
> prefix 'xml'.
>
> Regards,
> Mukul


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Dimitre Novatchev
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