> > Isn't it true that in other contexts one can also declare a > namespace > > prefix in the processing environment that may not be > available in the > > document itself? For example, in XSLT I think this is possible, as > > well as in a Java processor that implements XPath. I don't > think it's > > something unique to XQuery, is it? > > Technically, the in-scope namespaces is a property of the > XPath static context. An implementation can provide options > to set an initial value for this property (that is, a list of > namespaces, and that's the only way to set them in plain > XPath 2.0 expressions). The host language can also provide > other mechanisms (as XQuery and XSLT do).
+1 It is much alike MarkLogic Server allowing you to predeclare namespaces, schema's and such from it's Administrative interface, which can be seen as *outside* the scope of XQuery (even though it is mostly implemented in Xquery ;).. Kind regards, Geert drs. G.P.H. (Geert) Josten Consultant Daidalos BV Hoekeindsehof 1-4 2665 JZ Bleiswijk T +31 (0)10 850 1200 F +31 (0)10 850 1199 mailto:[email protected] http://www.daidalos.nl/ KvK 27164984 P Please consider the environment before printing this mail. De informatie - verzonden in of met dit e-mailbericht - is afkomstig van Daidalos BV en is uitsluitend bestemd voor de geadresseerde. Indien u dit bericht onbedoeld hebt ontvangen, verzoeken wij u het te verwijderen. Aan dit bericht kunnen geen rechten worden ontleend. _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://xqzone.com/mailman/listinfo/general
