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 >From this evidence, libxslt appear to be getting it wrong, and you should raise this with the supplier (or just switch to a different processor). Michael Kay > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Jones, Rick > Sent: 17 December 2003 16:59 > To: 'XSL-List@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' > Subject: Literal result element namespace differs from > xsl:element namespace > > > I'm getting a problem with namespaces, where the output > document needs to change its namespace in the middle. Saxon > works OK, but libxslt behaves differently. > > Here's a highly simplified example - the intended output is: > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > <Message xmlns="http://me.envelope"> > <Header> > <Title>My document</Title> > <From>someone</From> > </Header > <Body xmlns="http://me.content"> > <Item> > <Ref>1234</Ref> > <Info desc="A widget"> > <Note>min qty 5</Note> > </Info> > <Quantity>10</Quantity> > </Item> > <!-- etc. --> > </Message> > > note the change in namespace (fictitious URIs for simplicity) > > Source is: > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > <report> > <title>My Document</title> > <origin>someone</origin> > <form> > <code>1234</code> > <description note="min qty 5">A widget</description> > <qty>10</qty> > </form> > <form> > <code>99999</code> > <description note="add > comment">Miscellaneous</description> > <qty>3</qty> > </form> > </report> > > And stylesheet is: > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" > xmlns="http://me.envelope" > version="1.0"> > <xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/> > <xsl:template match="report"> > <Message> > <Header> > <Title><xsl:value-of select="title"/></Title> > <From><xsl:value-of select="origin"/></From> > </Header> > <Body xmlns="http://me.content"> > <xsl:for-each select="form"> > <Item> > <Ref><xsl:value-of select="code"/></Ref> > <xsl:element name="Info"> > <xsl:attribute name="desc"> > <xsl:value-of select="description"/> > </xsl:attribute> > <Note><xsl:value-of select="description/@note"/></Note> > </xsl:element> > <Quantity><xsl:value-of select="qty"/></Quantity> > </Item> > </xsl:for-each> > </Body> > </Message> > </xsl:template> > </xsl:stylesheet> > > But using libxslt (in fact xsltproc) this produces: > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > <Message xmlns="http://me.envelope"> > <Header> > <Title>My Document</Title> > <From>someone</From> > </Header> > <Body xmlns="http://me.content"> > <Item xmlns="http://me.envelope"> > <Ref>1234</Ref> > <Info xmlns="http://me.content" desc="A widget"> > <Note xmlns="http://me.envelope">min qty 5</Note> > </Info> > <Quantity>10</Quantity> > </Item> > <Item xmlns="http://me.envelope"> > <Ref>99999</Ref> > <Info xmlns="http://me.content" desc="Miscellaneous"> > <Note xmlns="http://me.envelope">add comment</Note> > </Info> > <Quantity>3</Quantity> > </Item> > </Body> > </Message> > > note all the xmlns attributes ! > > It seems to assume that literal result elements in the style > sheet that are children of Body belong to the top-level > default namespace, not the namespace declared on Body. It > thus switches namespace in the output. > > However, elements created by xsl:element are assumed to > belong to the inner namespace. With a mixture of both methods > of creating elements, the output contains a mass of namespace > changes (all wrong). > > The real application is vastly more complex than this, and > I'm hoping to be able to use xsltproc (or a custom app using > libxslt) without having to resort to major reconstruction of > the stylesheet (the only way I can see to fix it so far is to > add explicit namespaces to every element in the stylesheet :( ) > > It strikes me as inconsistent, but I can't find anything > explicit in the books or docs. that says how this should > work. Is Saxon and MSXML wrong, or is libxslt - or is it "undefined"? > > Comments and suggestions much appreciated > > TIA > Rick Jones > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------ > The statements and opinions expressed here are my own > and may not represent those of the company. > This e-mail is subject to copyright and the information in it > is confidential. It is intended only for the named recipient. > You are advised not to disclose the contents of this e-mail > to another person or take copies of it. > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------- > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list 
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