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Discover effective methods to create and manipulate XML elements in different namespaces with XSLT 1.0, ensuring compatibility and functionality for your XML transformations.
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How to Properly Generate XML Elements in a Namespace Using XSLT 1.0

When working with XML data, you may come across situations where you need to generate elements in a specific namespace using XSLT. This can be important when processing XML documents for applications such as spreadsheets or other software that requires exact namespace alignment. In this guide, we will explore a common problem regarding element generation in a namespace while using XSLT 1.0 and provide a clear, structured solution.

The Problem

Imagine you have a simple XML document structured as follows:

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Your goal is to process this XML through an XSLT transformation, injecting new data into it before converting it for use in an Excel format.

The challenge arises when using the foo element inside your XSLT. You want to generate it with a new value, but it ends up in a different namespace, causing potential mismatches when you attempt to process it later.

Here's an excerpt of your XSLT that is causing issues:

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The key issue is that the newly created <foo> element is not matching the foo element you copied from the XML, leading to problems in your processing logic.

The Solution

Understanding the Namespace Declaration

Your stylesheet includes the following namespace declaration:

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This implicitly applies the specified namespace to all elements created within the XSLT, including the new <foo> element you are trying to inject.

Inheriting Namespace
Since the <foo> element created in the <xsl:otherwise> block does not match the original <foo>, this discrepancy means your xsl:foreach clause fails to find the necessary items for processing.

How to Ensure Correct Namespace

To resolve this, you have a couple of options to effectively manage namespaces with your XSLT transformations:

Explicitly Define No Namespace for the New Element
You can create the new <foo> element without an associated namespace by declaring it explicitly:

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This method simply removes the default namespace from your new <foo>, making it match the structure of the original XML, thus ensuring proper processing.

Copy Instead of Create
If your transformation requires the new element to live in the specified namespace, you should consider copying the existing element rather than creating a new one. However, if you need a new value, make sure to copy with namespace handling in mind.

Important Notes

The original XML you are working with does not specify a namespace. Therefore, if you copy the foo element, it will retain its absence of a namespace.

This approach leads to consistent element processing and ensures that any operations done via xsl:for-each behave as expected.

Conclusion

Ensuring correct namespace handling in XSLT is crucial, especially when transforming XML content for integration into systems like Excel. By either defining elements without an explicit namespace or carefully managing how you copy original elements, you can effectively control your XML processing and avoid errors.

Feel free to test out these solutions in your own XSLT transformations, and don't hesitate to reach out for further questions or clarifications regarding XSLT and XML manipulations.