[jdom-interest] Namespace issues, et al.

[Malachi de AElfweald]

jb>> If you posted and didn't see any replies, please post again.


Ok, I have just started using Schemas and Namespaces.... As such, I am 
running into some problems. Looking at the list, it appears that Namespace 
problems are very common with JDOM, so I thought someone (Elliotte?) might 
be able to shed some light on these issues.
 
I started by trying to wade through the various comments over the last 
couple years on the list.  There were a lot, to say the least. So, trying 
another approach, I pulled up the W3 spec ( http://www.w3.org/TR/xml- 
names11/ ).
 
Section 6.2 (please read that section before insisting that I am misreading 
it) states that namespaces get retained within scope. Specifically, it 
explains (and SHOWS) that child elements keep the same namespace of the 
parent element unless otherwise specified.  Also, it states that attributes 
use the same namespace as the enclosing element, unless stated otherwise.
 
Now, before we go further, those two items seem to be the root cause of 
most of the namespace problems I read on the list and experienced myself.  
If you glanced over the last paragraph, reread it.