Pascal, here is an example,
suppose that you want to locate the element "b" which is a child of element "a", the xpath expression should be written as follows: //*[local-name()="a"]/*[local-name()="b"] Regards, John On Mon, February 25, 2008 12:43, Pascal Maugeri wrote: > Hi John > > > I see what you mean but could give me an example of a query with > local-name() ? Thank you it is very interesting. > > > Regards, > Pascal > > > On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 11:21 AM, Psoroulas John > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >> Pascal, >> >> >> the xpath function "local-name()" is may the proper one for your >> purposes, take a look. >> >> Regards, >> >> >> John >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, February 22, 2008 21:14, Wing Yew Poon wrote: >> >>> Sorry, typo - the query should have been "declare default element >>> namespace 'mynamespace'; /a/b". >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Wing Yew Poon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 11:11 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: Applying XPath to an XML with or without namespace >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Pascal, >>> in <a xmlns="mynamespace"> <b/> >>> </a> >>> what you have is every element within and including a being qualified >>> as having the namespace "mynamespace". Thus, the XPath must qualify >>> the elements too. This is only logical. There are a couple of ways you >>> can qualify the elements in the XPath. You can use the prolog you have >>> in "declare namespace xs='mynamespace';/xs:a/xs:b"; you can also use >>> "declare default namespace 'mynamespace; /a/b". >>> The bottom line is that the path must follow the structure of the >>> document. If elements/attributes are namespace-qualified in the >> document, >>> then they must be too in the path. - Wing Yew >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> >>> >>> >>> From: Pascal Maugeri [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 8:40 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Applying XPath to an XML with or without namespace >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> >>> >>> I would like to have some clarifications on how to apply XPath query >>> on a XML document depending if it comes with or without a namespace >>> definition. >>> >>> When I run the following code executing the XPath query /a/b on a >>> document with no namespace: >>> >>> String doc = "<a><b/></a>"; >>> String query = "/a/b"; >>> XmlObject xml = XmlObject.Factory.parse(doc); >>> XmlCursor cursor = xml.newCursor(); >>> cursor.push(); cursor.selectPath(query); >>> >>> it gives me the correct result (<c/>). >>> >>> But if if the document comes with a namespace, for instance: >>> >>> >>> >>> <a xmlns="mynamespace"> >>> <b/> >>> </a> >>> >>> >>> >>> the same code does not give me any result. >>> >>> After investigating I found that a working code could be: >>> >>> >>> >>> String doc = "<a xmlns="mynamespace"><b/></a>"; >>> String query = "declare namespace xs='mynamespace';/xs:a/xs:b"; >>> XmlObject xml = XmlObject.Factory.parse(doc); >>> XmlCursor cursor = xml.newCursor(); >>> cursor.push(); cursor.selectPath(query); >>> >>> Is there a better way to do this without having to set the prefix >>> "xs:" >>> in the Xpath query for each level ? I would like to find a generic way >>> >> to >>> handle XML documents with or without namespace. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Pascal >>> >>> >>> >>> Notice: This email message, together with any attachments, may >>> contain information of BEA Systems, Inc., its subsidiaries and >>> affiliated >> entities, >>> that may be confidential, proprietary, copyrighted and/or legally >>> privileged, and is intended solely for the use of the individual or >> entity >>> named in this message. If you are not the intended recipient, and >>> have received this message in error, please immediately return this by >>> email and then delete it. >>> >>> Notice: This email message, together with any attachments, may >>> contain information of BEA Systems, Inc., its subsidiaries and >>> affiliated entities, that may be confidential, proprietary, >>> copyrighted and/or legally privileged, and is intended solely for the >>> use of the individual or entity named in this message. If you are not >>> the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, >>> please immediately return this by email and then delete it. >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
