RE: adding a namespace to a stylesheet automatically

> Hi
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> > Lars Huttar
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 12:05 AM
> > To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE:  adding a namespace to a stylesheet automatically
> > 
> > 
> > > This is of course the scenario that motivated
> > > xpath-default-namespace in
> > > XSLT 2.0.
> > > 
> > > Michael Kay
> > 
> > Yes. I'm wondering if anyone has written a solution to make 
> > do for XSLT 1.0.
> 
> You can use local-name() ans namespace-uri()
> 
>  <xsl:template match="*[local-name()='foo' and
> namespace-uri()=$mynamespace]">
>    <xsl:if test="parent::*[local-name()='bar' and
> namespace-uri()=$mynamespace][@baz] = /*/*[local-name()='squid' and
> namespace-uri()=$mynamespace]">...</xsl:if>
> 
> 
> Just define $mynamespace as a global parameter. Every time you change
> namespaces you only need ta pass the new one to the stylesheet
> 
> Regards,
> Americo Albuquerque

Thanks.
I think for this kind of thing it would be just as easy
to just put in a namespace prefix where needed, and when
I want to change the namespace, just change the declaration
of that prefix in the stylesheet; or if required, do a global-replace
in my text editor to change "foo:" to "bar:".

What I'm looking for is a way to avoid the tedious and error-prone
work of going through
the stylesheet and inserting a namespace prefix [or switching
to local-name() and namespace-uri()] wherever
(and only where) an element name is given in an XPath
expression or a pattern.
I.e. when the stylesheet already exists and does not use
a namespace for the source document.

Lars


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