Name Spaces

[Skittle]

I the books I am using to learn about XML, there is often a name space reference to a web address. What is the function of the namespace line? In particular, why does it have a web address assigned to it? Is it purely for information purposes or can the XML go to the web site and ue the names space definition somehow?

Example:-

<article xmlns:"

http://xmlinoffice.com/article"

type ="sales" id="A123">
...
...
... XML Meta Tags And Data
...
...
</article>

Dazed and confused

 

[fpmurphy]

Namespaces are a simple and straightforward way to uniquely distinguish XML document element names.

Here is a pointer to a good short article on the subject:

http://www.xml.com/pub/a/1999/01/namespaces.html

 

[chiph]

If two companies need to exchange order information, it's very likely that both of them will have an element named "Order".

By putting a namespace (like a company abbreviation or something) in front of the element, you're able to distinguish between the two.

Chip H.


If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ222-2244 first

 

[Skittle]

Ok thanks dudes

Dazed and confused

 

[HelpUs]

Is this true for XML/XSLT combination?

That is my XML refer to XSL file as below:

<?xml:stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="testme1.xsl"?>

and my XSLT file declaration goes as below:
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="

http://161.162.95.90/testme">

where testme is a virtual directory exist on the IIS Server. If I type the above URl on my browser I can see the home page.

My experience is the XML file does not shows up any thing if supplied the above URL on the namespace, but if I provide xmlns:xsl="

http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

the page is shown as desired.

Please explain.
Thanks
Pranab