Thanks Simon. Excellent explanation!
-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Fell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 19:08:34 -0700
Subject: Re: XML namespace question
> no, the child element is not in the MyNamespace namespace, it would
> need to be prefixed with X (or someother prefix mapped to
> MyNamespace), e.g.
>
> <X:parent xmlns:X="MyNamespace">
> <X:child>data</X:child>
> </X:parent>
>
> But given a default namespace at a larger scope, child could be part
> of the MyNamespace, but not through the NS declaration on parent.
> e.g.
> <family xmlns="MyNamespace">
> <X:parent xmlns:X="MyNamespace">
> <child>data</child>
> </X:parent>
> </family>
>
> would put child in the MyNamespace by virtue of the default namespace
> declared on the family element.
>
> Cheers
> Simon
>
> On Sun, 22 Jul 2001 21:59:27 -0400, in soap you wrote:
>
> >
> >OK. I think I understand this to mean that the
> >namespace declaration can be used to qualify sub
> >elements of the element where the declaration appears,
> >because the identifier is still in scope.
> >
> >My question relates more to namespace qualified elements.
> >Consider this example:
> >
> ><X:parent xmlns:X="MyNamespace">
> > <child>data</child>
> ></X:parent>
> >
> >Is element "child" considered to be implicitly
> >qualified by namespace X(MyNamespace)?
> >
> >or is it considered to
> >have no namespace qualification?
> >
> >That's where my confusion lies.
> >
> >Thanks again.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Richard Bourland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 16:19:42 -0700 (PDT)
> >Subject: Re: XML namespace question
> >
> >> Robert,
> >>
> >> A namespace declaration applies to the element where
> >> the element appears and the children of that element.
> >> Even if the namespace is not explicitly specified.
> >> Think of a namespace declaration as having scope in
> >> the same way programming language variables have
> >> scope.
> >>
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >> --- Robert Englander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Actually, I guess my question applies to attributes
> >> > as well. For instance, clearly once you specify
> >> > the encodingStyle attribute, all sub-elements
> >> > implicitly
> >> > use that encodingStyle as well unless otherwise
> >> > specified, correct?
> >> >
> >> > So is this the general case for attributes and
> >> > element
> >> > namespaces?
> >> >
> >> > Sorry if this is obvious stuff. For some reason
> >> > I've chosen
> >> > to confuse myself today.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: Robert Englander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> > Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 13:35:32 -0400
> >> > Subject: XML namespace question
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> > > I have a quick XML namespace question:
> >> > >
> >> > > Does a sub element of a namespace qualified
> >> > element inherit
> >> > > the namespace from its parent?
> >> > >
> >> > > e.g.
> >> > >
> >> > > <X:parent xmlns:X="MyNamespace">
> >> > > <child>data</child>
> >> > > </X:parent>
> >> > >
> >> > > Is element child considered to be implicitly
> >> > qualified by
> >> > > namespace X(MyNamespace)? or is it considered to
> >> > have
> >> > > no namespace qualification?
> >> > >
> >> > > Thanks in advance.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
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