non-prefixed xmlns attribute

[Michael TEpperis]

hello,

my xml files starts with

+++++++
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8' ?>
<?integrity app='Visio' version='10.0' buildnum='525' metric='1'
key='004FEC3B329899673AA9E1A9C449A33530032E8409CF468FD94A9ED64401BE57D3481031BF2985FFCA9289E12A566C4F6ACCEAC545D0A4495E4BCEB25B859ED4'
keystart='261' ?>

<VisioDocument xmlns='urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:visio'>
<DocumentProperties>
....

++++++++

with the following xslt rule I don't have results:

<xsl:apply-templates select = "//DocumentProperties"/>

but if I erase the xmlns attribute, I succeed.

why?

tia

Michael Tepperis-von der Ohe
logicacmg - germany

 

[Richard Tobin]

<VisioDocument xmlns='urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:visio'>
<DocumentProperties>

The name of this element is DocumentProperties in the namespace
urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:visio.

<xsl:apply-templates select = "//DocumentProperties"/>

This matches elements called DocumentProperties in no namespace.

To match elements in the namespace urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:visio,
you need to declare a prefix for it in the stylesheet and use that prefix:

<xsl:apply-templates xmlns:z="urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:visio"
select = "//zocumentProperties"/>

If you're going to use the prefix in other places too, declare it on the
stylesheet element.

-- Richard