RE: Generating namespace declarations in output docume

The only way to generate a namespace node in the result tree is by copying
it from a source document or stylesheet. Normally this will happen
automatically, of course, when the namespace node is needed. If you want to
generate a namespace declaration that isn't referenced anywhere, then create
a document that contains it, and use xsl:copy on the namespace node
(provided your processor implements the XSLT 1.0 errata).

Mike Kay

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Moles
> Sent: 06 September 2001 00:39
> To: XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  Generating namespace declarations in output documents:
> How?
>
>
> So I've got this document more or less of the form
>
> <foo>
>    ...some elements...
> </foo>
>
> and I need to transform it into
>
> <bar xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2000/10/XMLSchema-instance"
>       xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="[somewhere]">
>    ...some elements...
> </bar>
>
> (yes, the transformation from foo to bar is pretty trivial at
> the moment, but it's expected to get nastier later).
>
> Of course the first thing I tried (since this is the first time
> I've used XSL) is exactly what they tell you not to do in
> section 7.1.3 of the XSLT spec --
>
> <xsl:transform xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
>                 version="1.0">
>    <xsl:template match="foo">
>      <xsl:element name="bar">
>      <xsl:attribute name="xmlns:xsi">
>        http://www.w3.org/2000/10/XMLSchema-instance
>      </xsl:attribute>
>      <xsl:attribute name="xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation">
>        [somewhere]
>      </xsl:attribute>
>      <xsl:apply-templates/>
>    </xsl:template>
>    ...some templates...
> </xsl:transform>
>
> -- you know, the part where it says "Thus, while it is not an error
> to do [what I just did], it will not result in a namespace declaration
> being output."
>
> So what *will* result in a namespace declaration being output?
>
> I read the FAQ at
>
>    http://www.dpawson.co.uk/xsl/sect2/N5536.html#d162e1308
>
> but I confess that (1) I don't understand it, (2), it looks like
> overkill, and (3), I have to think that anything involving
>
>    <xsl:text disable-output-escaping="yes">
>
> has got to be The Wrong Thing for something as simple as what I'm
> trying to do. The couple of FAQs below it don't look like what I
> want either, or else the explanations aren't clear enough.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
>
>
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