XSLT & xmlns

[rufio]

Hi all
I have a <xsl:template> that matches an <element>, but i found that this
template doesn't match <element xmlns="URL">.

Why and how to match it?


Regards, Rufio

 

[Mike Brown]

Hi all
I have a <xsl:template> that matches an <element>, but i found that this
template doesn't match <element xmlns="URL">.

Why and how to match it?

Why:

The matching is done based on the "expanded name" of the element. The
expanded name is two pieces of information: the "local name" (whatever comes
after the prefix, if there is one, otherwise, just the name), and the
"namespace", which is the URI. In other words, element nodes named
'element'-in-no-namespace are not the same as element nodes named
'element'-in-the-'URL'-namespace.

How:

In your stylesheet, bind the namespace 'URL' to a prefix, and match
thatprefix:element.

 

[rufio]

In your stylesheet, bind the namespace 'URL' to a prefix, and match
thatprefix:element.

Thanks, it works

Is there a way to omit theprefix in each step, like in
prefix:god/prefix:damn/prefixrefixes ?


Regards, Rufio

 

[Mike Brown]

Is there a way to omit theprefix in each step, like in

prefix:god/prefix:damn/prefixrefixes ?

XSLT 2.0 / XPath 2.0 will have such a feature.
XSLT 1.0 / XPath 1.0 does not. Sorry