Re: [xsl] How to remove "xmlns" attribute when calling a named template

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

At 2007-06-12 13:14 -0500, Chaudhary, Harsh wrote:
> I am calling a named template in my XSL file. It works well except for
> that there always appears an xmlns="" attribute in the output.

That's because you are asking it to be there.

> Here are
> my snippets:
>
> XSL file:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
>
> <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";
> version="1.0">
>
>     <xsl:template name="testTemplate">
>
>         <test>This is a test</test>

The element above is in no namespace.

>     </xsl:template>
>     <xsl:template match="/">
>
>
>         <request
>             xmlns="somexmlns"
>             xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance";
>
> xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.amfam.com/xsd/message/rateprocessingservi
> ce/v3/somexsd.xsd">

The default namespace at this point is "somexmlns".

>             <xsl:call-template name="testTemplate"/>

When you are adding your <test> in no namespace, the xmlns="" is 
required to indicate the new default namespace (that is, no 
namespace) that you specified in your named template.

If you want <test> to be in "somexmlns" namespace, then do so in your 
named template:

  <test xmlns="somexmlns">This is a test</test>

> - <request
> xmlns="http://www.amfam.com/xsd/message/rateprocessingservice/v3";
> xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance";
> xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.amfam.com/xsd/message/rateprocessingservi
> ce/v3/RPSRequest.xsd">
>   <test xmlns="">This is a test</test>
>   </request>
>
> I would like to remove the xmlns attribute from the <test> element.

Then you want <test> to be in "somexmlns".

> Would really appreciate some help on this.

I hope the above helps.

. . . . . . . . Ken

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