RE: [xsl] Repost: How to make namespace declarations all global (i.e. in root element)

["Michael Kay" <michael dot h dot kay at ntlworld dot com>]

You can get a namespace node onto an element that doesn't actually need
it by copying the namespace node from another document.

<xsl:element name="rootElement">
  <xsl:copy-of select="//namespace::[.='http:www.example.com/foo']"/>

This is defined in an erratum to XSLT 1.0.

In XSLT 2.0 there is an <xsl:namespace> instruction to achieve this
effect.

I would be interested to know why your receiving application expects to
find a namespace declaration on an element that doesn't need it.

Michael Kay
Software AG
home: Michael.H.Kay@ntlworld.com
work: Michael.Kay@softwareag.com 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com 
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com] On Behalf Of Wes Kubo
> Sent: 08 August 2002 16:43
> To: Xsl-List
> Subject: [xsl] Repost: How to make namespace declarations all 
> global (i.e. in root element)
> 
> 
> Warning: repost follows. Can anyone at least let me know if 
> this is possible or not?
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> --------------
> --------
> 
> Hello all.
> 
> First posting...checked all the archives and FAQ's but 
> couldn't find an answer to this (though it was probably in 
> there somewhere). I have a stylesheet that creates an output 
> document that has elements in multiple namespaces. I want the 
> result to be of this form:
> 
> <rootElement xmlns="http://www.example.com/bar";
> xmlns:foo="http:www.example.com/foo>
> 	<foo:fooElement1>foo1</fooElement>
> 	<foo:fooElement2>foo2</fooElement>
> </rootElement>
> 
> but this is what I get:
> 
> <rootElement xmlns:bar="http://www.example.com/bar"; >
> 	<foo:fooElement1 
> xmlns:foo="http:www.example.com/foo>foo1</fooElement>
> 	<foo:fooElement2 
> xmlns:foo="http:www.example.com/foo>foo2</fooElement>
> </rootElement>
> 
> While I realilze that both forms are of course valid, the 
> program that uses the output document expects to see the foo 
> namespace declaration in the root element (i.e. globally 
> accessible throughout the document).
> 
> Is there anyway to force the foo namespace declaration to 
> appear in the root element so that it is available globally?
> 
> From what I've read my impression is no, but I welcome any 
> advice. Btw, I'm using MSXML 4.0, not sure whether the choice 
> of processor matters or not.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Wes
> 
> 
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