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At 2005-03-26 15:12 +0100, Christof wrote: >element and attribute names may include a colon character in their name >as far as I understand the XML specification. By XML 1.0[1] technically yes, but the second note in section 2.3 after production [3] states: The Namespaces in XML Recommendation [XML Names] assigns a meaning to names containing colon characters. Therefore, authors should not use the colon in XML names except for namespace purposes, but XML processors must accept the colon as a name character. Note the use of "should" and "must" ... which is why I said "technically yes". >therefore something like the following should be possible: > > <x xmlns:prefix="exampleuri" > prefix:attname="default-value" > prefix:prefix:attname="ref-to-new-value"/> By XML Namespaces 1.0[2] no. According to the productions in XML Namespaces 1.0: [6] QName ::= (Prefix ':')? LocalPart [7] Prefix ::= NCName [8] LocalPart ::= NCName Where "NCName" is a "no colon name", that is, name characters not including the colon. And, since it is obvious you are using features of XML Namespaces by the namespace declaration, the rules of XML Namespaces certainly apply and you cannot fall back solely on the technicality of XML. So, two colons are not allowed in a name in your situation. I hope this helps. ...................... Ken [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xml-20040204 [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xml-names-19990114 -- World-wide on-site corporate, govt. & user group XML/XSL training. G. Ken Holman mailto:gkholman@C... Crane Softwrights Ltd. http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/x/ Box 266, Kars, Ontario CANADA K0A-2E0 +1(613)489-0999 (F:-0995) Male Breast Cancer Awareness http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/x/bc Legal business disclaimers: http://www.CraneSoftwrights.com/legal
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