Hi Leo, the reason is that the XML document in your first example does not have any namespace; so there won't be any conflicts. Instead, the new namespace will be assigned to the addressed element.
This is different in the second case. The specification [1] says that "If the namespace binding of $QName conflicts with any namespace binding in the namespaces property of $target, a dynamic error is raised [err:XUDY0023].". This is why an error is raised if a namespace already exists. Hope this helps, Christian [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/xquery-update-10/#id-rename >> The problem is that your original document >> uses the default namespace "http://www.mygym.com";, and your query uses >> "http://www.gym.com";. In other words, the error is raised because the >> namespace binding of your target name conflicts with the existing >> namespace binding. > > That I don't get. > > This works > let $i:=(doc("FitnessCenter.xml")//Name)[1] > > return rename node $i as QName('http://www.gym.com', "Name") > with > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > > <FitnessCenter> > <Member Level="platinum"> > <Name>Jeff</Name> > <FavoriteColor>lightgrey</FavoriteColor> > </Member> > </FitnessCenter> > > This not > > declare namespace gym='http://www.mygym.com'; > > let $i:=(doc("FitnessCenter.xml")//gym:Name)[1] > > return rename node $i as QName('http://www.gym.com', "Name") > with > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > > <FitnessCenter xmlns="http://www.mygym.com";> > <Member Level="platinum"> > <Name>Jeff</Name> > <FavoriteColor>lightgrey</FavoriteColor> > </Member> > </FitnessCenter> > > > > Why should that conflict? > Always > Leo > > > > >> >> Here is a recursive approach to change the default namespace of a document: >> ______________________________________ >> >> declare function local:update($root as node(), $ns as xs:string) { >> if($root instance of element()) then ( >> element { QName($ns, local-name($root)) } { >> $root/@*, >> for $node in $root/node() >> return local:update($node, $ns) >> } >> ) else ( >> $root >> ) >> }; >> >> let $ns := 'http://www.gym.com' >> let $root := doc("FitnessCenter.xml")/* >> let $updated := local:update($root, $ns) >> return replace node $root with $updated >> ______________________________________ >> >> Hope this helps, >> Christian >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Leo Studer <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hello >>> >>> I use the following query with Saxon-EE xQuery 9.5.1.5 in Oxygen. >>> >>> for $i in doc('FitnessCenter.xml')//* >>> return rename node $i as QName('http://www.gym.com', local-name($i)) >>> >>> >>> on the following file: >>> >>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> >>> <FitnessCenter xmlns="http://www.mygym.com";> >>> <Member Level="platinum"> >>> <Name>Jeff</Name> >>> <FavoriteColor>lightgrey</FavoriteColor> >>> </Member> >>> <Member Level="gold"> >>> <Name>David</Name> >>> <FavoriteColor>lightblue</FavoriteColor> >>> </Member> >>> </FitnessCenter> >>> >>> and get the following error: new name conflicts with existing namespace >>> binding >>> >>> >>> I thought the function local-name() produces an output without namespace >>> binding? Can anyone explain? >>> >>> Thanks in advance >>> Leo >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> [email protected] >>> http://x-query.com/mailman/listinfo/talk > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > http://x-query.com/mailman/listinfo/talk _______________________________________________ [email protected] http://x-query.com/mailman/listinfo/talk
