Transforming some search:parse() XML output using the recursive typeswitch pattern, I discovered that the namespace in cts:element would not copy:
<cts:element-range-query qtextpre="My-facet:" qtextref="cts:annotation" operator="="> <cts:element xmlns:_1="http://xyz.com/xq/my-prefix";>_1:my-facet</cts:element> copy-namespaces options have no effect, evidently because the namespace is not used on any descendant nodes, so it's always dropped regardless of the declaration. I got it to copy with $n/namespace::*; however, I've read several threads suggesting that axis is actually deprecated in XQuery, and also the spec, which seems to contradict itself: "XQuery does not support the namespace axis and does not represent namespace bindings in the form of nodes. However, where other specifications such as [XSLT 2.0 and XQuery 1.0 Serialization (Second Edition)] refer to namespace nodes, these nodes may be synthesized from the in-scope namespaces of an element node by interpreting each namespace binding as a namespace node." Is it safe to use the namespace axis now and in the future? I have seen several elaborate workarounds for copying unused in-scope namespaces without it, but this would be much easier. Thanks! Will _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://developer.marklogic.com/mailman/listinfo/general
