xmlsh - XML Shell: Function getNamespace

Function getNamespace

This function is part of the StAX support.

Name

getNamespace returns the namespace uri of a START_ELEMENT event as string.

getNamepacereturns the name of an element.
The $event argument must be a START_ELEMENT event returned from nextEvent.

To use the StAX functions you need to import them into either the global namespace or a local namespace.
Its recommended that you use a local namespace so that there is less chance of name collisions.

Example: process every START_EVENT for element named "element" and print the attribute value for "attr"

Given an xml file "file.xml"

<file xmlns:a="www.test.com">

 <a:element attr="attr1"/>

 <a:element attr="attr2">String</a:element>

</file>

import commands stax=stax
reader=stax:newEventReader( file.xml )
while [ stax:hasNext( $reader START_ELEMENT ) ] ; do
	event=stax:nextEvent( $reader ) ;
	name=stax:getName( $event )
	ns=stax:getNamespace( $event )
	xtype $ns $name
	echo $ns $name
done

stax:closeReader $reader

Result

net.sf.saxon.s9api.QName
file
xs:string
net.sf.saxon.s9api.QName
www.test.com a:element
xs:string
net.sf.saxon.s9api.QName
www.test.com a:element

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newEventReader
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xmlsh - XML Shell : FunctionStAXgetNamespace

Function getNamespace

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