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Re: namespace prefixes

From: Aleksei Valikov <valikov_at_gmx.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:49:17 +0200

Hi.

> Why does sun/java insist on overriding namespace prefixes?
>
> Yes I understand that the prefix has no real meaning and in a more
> orthodox context the namespaceURI is all that matters. BUT in the real
> world, in a real apps context you inevitably face this issue. The
> namespaceprefixmapper is not a solution to me (it has no sense of scope
> at all).
>
> Has anyone seen the simplicity and elegance of .net/xml and/or python
> xml? Its like a line or two of code vs. the 20+ lines that java makes
> you handle, and java gets all religious and drops the xml prefixes that
> you specify ... ns1 ns2 n3 ...

You probably have an idea of JAXB enhancement. Should I help you
formulate it?

Bye.
/lexi