RE: Add namespace to element name itself

Use

<xsl:element name="prefix:{local-name()}" namespace="uri">

where prefix and uri are your desired namespace prefix and namespace URI
respectively.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/ 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: V.Ramkumar [mailto:v.ramkumar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 18 November 2008 11:58
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  Add namespace to element name itself
> 
> Hi List,
> 
> I am doing XML to XML Transformation using saxon9.
> 
> I have to add namespace to output XML name itself in transformation.
> 
> Not like, <pii xmlns="ce"> - This example found in list
> 
> I need like this <ce:pii>.
> 
> My input XML contains,
> 	<item-info>
> 		<jid>YFMIC</jid>
> 		<aid>1120</aid>
> 		<pii>S0740-0020(08)00080-4</pii>
> 		<doi>10.1016/j.fm.2008.04.010</doi>
> 		<copyright type="unknown" year="2008"/>
> 	</item-info>
> 
> Required output XML,
> 	<item-info>
> 		<jid>YFMIC</jid>
> 		<aid>1120</aid>
> 		<ce:pii>S0740-0020(08)00080-4</ce:pii>
> 		<ce:doi>10.1016/j.fm.2008.04.010</ce:doi>
> 		<ce:copyright type="unknown" year="2008"/>
> 	</item-info>
> 
> My XSL:
> 	<xsl:template match="*">
> 		<xsl:copy>
> 			<xsl:copy-of select="@*"/>
> 			<xsl:apply-templates/>
> 		</xsl:copy>
> 	</xsl:template>
> 
> 	<xsl:template match="pii" priority="3">
> 		<xsl:element name="{local-name()}" namespace="ce">
> 			<xsl:apply-templates select="@*|node()" />
> 		</xsl:element>
> 	</xsl:template>
> ect..
> 	</xsl:template>
> 
> Regards,
> Ramkumar