Qualified Attributes In Root Elements

> basex -c "create db testing;xquery db:add('testing', document{ <a:Root xmlns:a='ns1' xmlns:b='ns2' a:id='test'><b:Child>Text</b:Child></a:Root> },'doc_1');xquery /"

On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 5:40 AM, J Gager <j.gager at metadatatechnology.com> wrote: > Dear All, > > > > I have found some odd behavior when using the db:add XQuery function with > the document constructor. When the root element contains a qualified > attribute, all namespaces are being dropped. > > > > For example: > > > > db:add('testing', document{ <a:Root xmlns:a="ns1" xmlns:b="ns2" > a:id="test"><b:Child>Text</b:Child></a:Root> },'doc_1') > > > > will result in the following being added to the database (note the > namespaces are removed): > > > > <a:Root a:id="test"> > > <b:Child>Text</b:Child> > > </a:Root> > > > > Neither of the following queries retrieves the added node: > > > > declare namespace a="ns1"; > > /a:Root > > > > /*:Root > > > > The only query that seems to acknowledge this node is: > > > > /* > > > > However, using a string for the document does work: > > > > db:add('testing', '<a:Root xmlns:a="ns1" xmlns:b="ns2" > a:id="test"><b:Child>Text</b:Child></a:Root>', 'doc_2') > > > > but this is not desired as the content to be added may have quotes within > its elements. > > > > The namespaces are also retained using the document constructor if the root > node does not contain a qualified attribute: > > > > db:add('testing', document{ <a:Root xmlns:a="ns1" xmlns:b="ns2" > id="test"><b:Child>Text</b:Child></a:Root> },'doc_1') > > > > Is this a bug or am I missing some special handling rules of the document > constructor? Any feedback is much appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jack Gager > > Metadata Technology > > > > > _______________________________________________ > BaseX-Talk mailing list > BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de > https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >

On Jan 26, 2012, at 7:26 AM, "Christian Grün" <christian.gruen at gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Jack, > > thanks for your feedback. The latest version of BaseX [1] gives me the > following result... > >> basex -c "create db testing;xquery db:add('testing', document{ <a:Root xmlns:a='ns1' xmlns:b='ns2' a:id='test'><b:Child>Text</b:Child></a:Root> },'doc_1');xquery /" > <a:Root xmlns:a="ns1" xmlns:b="ns2" a:id="test"> > <b:Child>Text</b:Child> > </a:Root> > > ..which is why I believe the problem has been already fixed. Which > version have you been using for testing? > > Your feedback is welcome, > Christian > > [1] http://files.basex.org/releases/latest/ > ___________________________ > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 5:40 AM, J Gager <j.gager at metadatatechnology.com> wrote: >> Dear All, >> >> >> >> I have found some odd behavior when using the db:add XQuery function with >> the document constructor. When the root element contains a qualified >> attribute, all namespaces are being dropped. >> >> >> >> For example: >> >> >> >> db:add('testing', document{ <a:Root xmlns:a="ns1" xmlns:b="ns2" >> a:id="test"><b:Child>Text</b:Child></a:Root> },'doc_1') >> >> >> >> will result in the following being added to the database (note the >> namespaces are removed): >> >> >> >> <a:Root a:id="test"> >> >> <b:Child>Text</b:Child> >> >> </a:Root> >> >> >> >> Neither of the following queries retrieves the added node: >> >> >> >> declare namespace a="ns1"; >> >> /a:Root >> >> >> >> /*:Root >> >> >> >> The only query that seems to acknowledge this node is: >> >> >> >> /* >> >> >> >> However, using a string for the document does work: >> >> >> >> db:add('testing', '<a:Root xmlns:a="ns1" xmlns:b="ns2" >> a:id="test"><b:Child>Text</b:Child></a:Root>', 'doc_2') >> >> >> >> but this is not desired as the content to be added may have quotes within >> its elements. >> >> >> >> The namespaces are also retained using the document constructor if the root >> node does not contain a qualified attribute: >> >> >> >> db:add('testing', document{ <a:Root xmlns:a="ns1" xmlns:b="ns2" >> id="test"><b:Child>Text</b:Child></a:Root> },'doc_1') >> >> >> >> Is this a bug or am I missing some special handling rules of the document >> constructor? Any feedback is much appreciated. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Jack Gager >> >> Metadata Technology >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> BaseX-Talk mailing list >> BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de >> https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >>