Hi Joe, Thanks for the response and the suggestion to re-read the Namespaces spec (which I have).
> -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph Kesselman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 9:15 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: empty xmlns attribute > > You've specified several attributes with no prefix and no > namespace. If there was a default namespace inherited at this point, > the serializer must generate xmlns="" to clear that default. See the > Namespaces In XML spec. I'm a bit confused when you refer to a serializer. This is not a document which I've parsed, rather I've created it "from scratch" with the supplied code. So, I'm a bit puzzled about where this serializer (unless there is some "implied" one which I don't know about). I discovered the extra attribute (xmlns="") because my test code was trying to nit-pick about ensuring there weren't any additional attributes beyond those which are expected. I wrote code to dump the newly created element. However, I took your suggestion and changed the attribute namespace from null to the namespace of the samlp:Request. ... public final static String XMLNS_NS = "http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/";; public final static String SAMLP_NS = "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:protocol"; public final static String SAML_NS = "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:assertion"; public final static String XMLSIG_NS = "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#";; ... Element r = doc.createElementNS(SAMLP_NS, "samlp:Request"); r.setAttributeNS(XMLNS_NS, "xmlns:samlp", SAMLP_NS); r.setAttributeNS(XMLNS_NS, "xmlns:saml", SAML_NS); r.setAttributeNS(XMLNS_NS, "xmlns:ds", XMLSIG_NS); r.setAttributeNS(SAMLP_NS, "MajorVersion", "1"); // changed namespace r.setAttributeNS(SAMLP_NS, "MinorVersion", "0"); // changed namespace r.setAttributeNS(SAMLP_NS, "RequestID", requestId); // changed namespace SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'"); formatter.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT")); r.setAttributeNS(null, "IssueInstant", formatter.format(issueInstant)); ... Thanks, David -- Obligatory .signatory David Warren RSA Security Inc., 174 Middlesex Turnpike, Bedford, MA 01730 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
