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Hello all, I have a namespace question which I hope is not a FAQ:- Should a namespace-aware validating parser frown on an undeclared default namespace declaration? <!DOCTYPE test [ <!ELEMENT test EMPTY> ]> <test xmlns="http://elcel.com/ns"/> A strict XML 1.0 validating parser will complain that xmlns is not a declared attribute for element <test>, but is this the desired behaviour for a namespace-aware validating parser? I have tried the Xerces-java parser which doesn't complain (both with and without namespace support switched on) and the Microsoft MSXML Parser complains in the XML 1.0 tradition. If validation does not change between XML 1.0 and XML + Namespaces then the DTD needs to be amended to include the xmlns attributes. In this case is it common practice to override the root element ATTLIST in the internal DTD subset? Thanks for your help Regards Rob Lugt ElCel Technology
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