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<DIV><SPAN class=411312818-10032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi
there</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=411312818-10032004><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><SPAN class=411312818-10032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>Via a web service I
am obtaining an xml docuent. When I try and unarshal it with JAXB I get an
UnmarshalException as the xml is not in format required by their own schema (this is only government web service after all!).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=411312818-10032004><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=411312818-10032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>So as the change is
minimal, JDom to the rescue. I thought.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=411312818-10032004><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=411312818-10032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>The problem is that
the element..</FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN class=411312818-10032004><!--StartFragment --><PRE id=line36> <<SPAN class=start-tag>ns1:Reference</SPAN><SPAN class=attribute-name> xmlns:ns1</SPAN>=<SPAN class=attribute-value>"http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/gateway/digitalmail"</SPAN>>PRG278</<SPAN class=end-tag>ns1:Reference</SPAN>></PRE>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Should <SPAN class=411312818-10032004>not
</SPAN>have the namespace data. It should just look like this..</FONT></DIV><PRE><PRE id=line36> <<SPAN class=start-tag>Reference</SPAN>>PRG278</<SPAN class=end-tag>Reference</SPAN>></PRE></PRE>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=411312818-10032004>I get the reference
element, and try and remove the namespace using the following
code...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=411312818-10032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV><PRE><SPAN class=411312818-10032004> Namespace ns = Namespace.getNameSpace("ns1", <A href="http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/gateway/digitalmail"><FONT color=#000000>http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/gateway/digitalmail</FONT></A>);</SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=411312818-10032004> Element ref = parent.getChild("Reference", ns );</SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=411312818-10032004> ref.removeNamespaceDeclaration();</SPAN></PRE>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=411312818-10032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=411312818-10032004>Doing this does not
change the elements namespace at all.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=411312818-10032004>So instead it tried
this...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=411312818-10032004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV><PRE><SPAN class=411312818-10032004> ref.setNamespace(Namespace.getNameSpace("")); // or ("","")</SPAN></PRE>
<DIV><SPAN class=411312818-10032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>Which gives
me...</FONT></SPAN></DIV><PRE><SPAN class=411312818-10032004> <Reference xmlns="">PRG278 </Reference></SPAN></PRE>
<DIV><SPAN class=411312818-10032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>Still not acceptable
to JAXB though, itcomplains about the blank name space.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=411312818-10032004><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please
help!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=411312818-10032004><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=411312818-10032004><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Martin</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=411312818-10032004><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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