Also, attributes shouldn't be prefixed, unless they are of a different namespace than the element they are attached to.
----- Original Message ----- From: "bob mcwhirter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 5:30 PM Subject: Re: [Jaxen] Default namespaces: alternatives? > > Classic example: when navigating an XHTML document, where every element and > > attribute is in the xhtml namespace, can't I get rid of the namespace prefix > > from my xpath expressions? > > Not according to the w3c recommendation, nope. > > If you attempt to setup the namespace context with your URI bound to the > empty string "", you'll see problems then as functions won't be resolved, > since they don't live in the xhtml namespace. > > I'd just say pick a short prefix for your xpath. ie, 'x'. > > -bob > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net emial is sponsored by: Influence the future > of Java(TM) technology. Join the Java Community > Process(SM) (JCP(SM)) program now. > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?sunm0002en > _______________________________________________ > Jaxen-interest mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jaxen-interest > ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net emial is sponsored by: Influence the future of Java(TM) technology. Join the Java Community Process(SM) (JCP(SM)) program now. http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?sunm0002en _______________________________________________ Jaxen-interest mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jaxen-interest
