Fabrice already gave you the answer (thanks!). As this question has not been asked for the first time, I have updated our documentation [1].
Hope this helps, Christian [1] http://docs.basex.org/wiki/Database_Module#db:create On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 9:14 AM, Etanchaud Fabrice <fabrice.etanch...@horanet.com> wrote: > Hello Constantine, > > > > IMHO parsing options only apply when there is actually a parsing phase. > > I remember having the same problem with whitespace chopping. > > Would you get expected result by serializing the xml before giving it to the > db:create function ? > > > > Best regards, > > Fabrice > > > > > > De : basex-talk-boun...@mailman.uni-konstanz.de > [mailto:basex-talk-boun...@mailman.uni-konstanz.de] De la part de Hondros, > Constantine (ELS-AMS) > Envoyé : jeudi 26 novembre 2015 18:49 > À : 'basex-talk@mailman.uni-konstanz.de' > <basex-talk@mailman.uni-konstanz.de> > Objet : [basex-talk] db:create, namespaces not stripped when input is > variable? > > > > Hello all, > > Any particular reason behind this observed behaviour? (Basex 8.3). > > > > …………………………………………………….. > > [1] > > …………………………………………………….. > > declare variable $test := > > <test xmlns:ce="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/ani/common" > xmlns="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/ani/ani"> > > <ce:initials>M.S.</ce:initials> > > </test>; > > > > db:create('test', $test, 'blah', map {'stripns':true()}) > > > > …………………………………………………….. > > [2] > > …………………………………………………….. > > > > db:open('test')/* > > > > …………………………………………………….. > > [3] > > …………………………………………………….. > > > > <test xmlns="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/ani/ani" > xmlns:ce="http://www.elsevier.com/xml/ani/common"> > > <ce:initials>M.S.</ce:initials> > > </test> > > > > > > > > I would have expected the namespaces to be shredded … > > > > Cheers, > > Constantine > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > Elsevier B.V. Registered Office: Radarweg 29, 1043 NX Amsterdam, The > Netherlands, Registration No. 33156677, Registered in The Netherlands.