RE: How to process elements with and without namespace

> You can use the following format.
> 
> <xsl:template match="root"><xsl:apply-templates/></xsl:template>
> 
> This template match will not consider namespace of "root" 
> element.

Yes it will. This template rule will only match a "root" element in no
namespace.

> If you want to process the 
> namespace, you can use
> the following format:
> 

 <xsl:value-of select="@xml:ns"/>

I don't know what you had in mind here, but there is no attribute with local
name ns defined in the XML namespace.

Michael Kay