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Subject: RE: [xsl] Default namespace matching
From: "Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:53:19 -0000
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> I think I must be misunderstanding something fundamental
> about namespaces. Is it not the case that if your source
> file has a default namespace, in order to get the stylesheet
> to match, all you have to do is include the same namespace in
> the declaration?
No (or is it yes?), this is not the case.
Just search for "FAQ XSLT default namespace".
To match elements that are in a namespace, the element names in a path
expression need to be prefixed with a prefix bound to that namespace. The
default namespace from the stylesheet context is not used.
Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
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