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RE: Default Namespaces - why don't they apply to attributes?

• From: Leigh Dodds <ldodds@i...>
• To: xml-dev@l...
• Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 17:26:26 +0100

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lisa Retief [mailto:lisa@e...]
> Sent: 17 July 2000 10:21
> To: xml-dev@l...
> Subject: Default Namespaces - why don't they apply to attributes?
> 
> 
> I have been trying to understand the reasons why default namepaces do not
> apply to attributes but only elements.

This question has been confusing people for a while - so you're not the 
first to encounter it. There was some discussion on the topic back in 
January [1].

There were several illustrative postings [2, 3, 4].

Hope thats of some use.

Cheers,

L.

[1]. http://www.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/2000/01/0153.html
[2]. http://www.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/2000/01/0157.html
[3]. http://www.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/2000/01/0162.html
[4]. http://www.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/2000/01/0161.html

-- 
Leigh Dodds, Systems Architect       | "Pluralitas non est ponenda
http://weblogs.userland.com/eclectic |    sine necessitates"
http://www.xml.com/pub/xmldeviant    |     -- William of Ockham

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