RE: namespace-alias for remapping nodes from the empty namespace

[Kay Michael <Michael dot Kay at icl dot com>]

> I have an XML element with no namespace declaration, say:
> 
> <foo />
> 
> Can I use the xsl:namespace-alias mechanism to map elements 
> from this empty namespace to another one in the output?
> 
> #default seems to map the *default* namespace, which is 
> different from the empty namespace...

The namespace URI for <foo> *is* the default namespace. If there are no
namespace declarations in force, the default namespace is empty, if there is
a namespace declaration xmlns="abc.uri" then the default namespace is
"abc.uri".

So yes, you can use #default.

Mike Kay


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