RE: [xsl] Different outputs when i change namespace in an xml

["Michael Kay" <michael dot h dot kay at ntlworld dot com>]

> But when i remove
> xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet"
> from the Workbook element in the input xml, i get a
> completely other output.
> Why is this?

Because your elements are then in a completely different namespace so they
will match completely different patterns and XPath expressions.

Michael Kay
Software AG
home: Michael.H.Kay@ntlworld.com
work: Michael.Kay@softwareag.com
>
> Joeri
>
> input xml:
>
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <Workbook xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet"
>           xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
>           xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel"
>           xmlns:ss="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet"
>           xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40";>
>
>  <Worksheet ss:Name="Blad1">
>   <Table ss:ExpandedColumnCount="6" ss:ExpandedRowCount="2"
> x:FullColumns="1" x:FullRows="1">
>    <Row>
>     <Cell ss:Index="6">
>      <Data ss:Type="Number">100</Data>
>      <NamedCell ss:Name="OfferteNr"/>
>     </Cell>
>    </Row>
>    <Row>
>     <Cell ss:Index="6" ss:StyleID="s21">
>      <Data ss:Type="String">test</Data>
>     </Cell>
>    </Row>
>   </Table>
>  </Worksheet>
> </Workbook>
>
> test xsl:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
> <xsl:stylesheet
>  xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"; version="1.0">
>
> <xsl:output method="xml"
>             indent="yes"/>
>
> <xsl:template match="Workbook">
>   <xsl:copy>
>       <xsl:apply-templates select="*"/>
>   </xsl:copy>
> </xsl:template>
>
> <xsl:template match="*[ancestor::Workbook]">
>   <xsl:copy>
>     <xsl:apply-templates select="*"/>
>   </xsl:copy>
> </xsl:template>
>
>
> </xsl:stylesheet>
>
> output WITH
> xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet" in input
> xml file
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
>
>
>
>
>
>                                         100
>
>
>
>
>
>                                         test
>
> output WITHOUT
> xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet" in input
> xml file
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> <Workbook xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
> xmlns:x="urn:schemas
> -microsoft-com:office:excel"
> xmlns:ss="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsh
> eet" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40";>
>    <Worksheet>
>       <Table>
>          <Row>
>             <Cell>
>                <Data/>
>                <NamedCell/>
>             </Cell>
>          </Row>
>          <Row>
>             <Cell>
>                <Data/>
>             </Cell>
>          </Row>
>       </Table>
>    </Worksheet>
> </Workbook>
>
>
>
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