Re: Namespaces - defaulting question (re:WD-xml-names19980916)

John Cowan (cowan@locke.ccil.org)
Fri, 06 Nov 1998 09:28:30 -0500


Tim Bray wrote:

> At 02:32 PM 11/5/98 -0800, Steve Harris wrote:
> >Reading the Namespaces specification, I've found contradictory examples
> >of namespace defaulting. Any input in determining the proper
> >interpretation would be greatly appreciated.
> > The first example is as follows:
> ><?xml version="1.0"?>
> > <x xmlns:edi='http://ecommerce.org/schema'>
> > <!-- the edi namespace applies to the "x" element and contents -->
> ></x>
>
> Good catch. This comment is erroneous - the namespace only applies
> to things that are prefixed "edi", which the "x" element clearly
> isn't.

I think the comment is correct as it stands, though I agree it could
be clearer. Element isn't element tag/GI.

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