Yes, using *: is more compact, and most often will result in the same, but it 
doesn't mean the same..

;-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> Eric Palmitesta
> Sent: maandag 23 maart 2009 19:29
> To: General Mark Logic Developer Discussion
> Subject: Re: [MarkLogic Dev General] quick namespace question
> 
> Both of those options result in at least twice the number of 
> lines as just using '*:' inline.  If <a> is large, this 
> becomes unmanageable.  I guess I'll stick to '*:' for now.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> EP
> 
> Geert Josten wrote:
> > Or alternatively, and with less typing, do the evaluation 
> outside the element constructor with the default namespace:
> > 
> > let $doc := doc('/blah.xml')
> > let $mytext := $doc/one/two/text()
> > return
> >    <a xmlns="http://myns";>
> >      <b>{ $text }</b>
> >    </a>
> > 
> > Kind regards,
> > Geert
> > 
> > 
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> >> From: [email protected]
> >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf 
> Of Danny 
> >> Sokolsky
> >> Sent: maandag 23 maart 2009 18:51
> >> To: General Mark Logic Developer Discussion
> >> Subject: RE: [MarkLogic Dev General] quick namespace question
> >>
> >> You can put your XPath in a function call--that way it 
> will not have 
> >> a parent namespace to inherit.  Something like this:
> >>
> >> xquery version "1.0-ml";
> >>
> >> declare function local:get-xpath($node as node()) as node()* { 
> >> $node/one/two/text() };
> >>
> >> let $doc := doc('/blah.xml')
> >> return
> >>    <a xmlns="http://myns";>
> >>      <b>{ local:get-xpath($doc) }</b>
> >>    </a>
> >>
> >> -Danny
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: [email protected]
> >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric 
> >> Palmitesta
> >> Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 10:38 AM
> >> To: General Mark Logic Developer Discussion
> >> Subject: Re: [MarkLogic Dev General] quick namespace question
> >>
> >> Typo, <a xmlns="http://some/namespace";><b/></a> should be <a 
> >> xmlns="http://myns";><b/></a>.
> >>
> >> EP
> >>
> >> Eric Palmitesta wrote:
> >>> I feel like I've seen this on the list already, but I 
> can't seem to
> >> find
> >>> the discussion.
> >>>
> >>> The document '/blah.xml' contains no namespaces.
> >>>
> >>> xquery version "1.0-ml";
> >>> let $doc := doc('/blah.xml')
> >>> return
> >>>   <a xmlns="http://myns";>
> >>>     <b>{ $doc/one/two/text() }</b>
> >>>   </a>
> >>>
> >>> This query statement will result in <a 
> >>> xmlns="http://some/namespace";><b/></a>, because the xpath 
> is looking
> >> for
> >>> one and two in the "http://myns"; namespace.
> >>>
> >>> I could (have) declare(d) an empty namespace (pre-ML4, I think), 
> >>> something like...
> >>>
> >>> declare namespace none = ""
> >>>
> >>> ...and do $doc/none:one/none:two/text().  However, I believe since
> >> ML4,
> >>> I'd get an "XDMP-UNBPRFX: (err:XPST0081) Prefix none has no
> >> namespace
> >>> binding" error.
> >>>
> >>> How can I get at the no-namespace elements of a document, 
> within an 
> >>> element with a default namespace?  Is $doc/*:one/*:two/text() the
> >> Right
> >>> Way (tm)?
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>>
> >>> Eric
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