Hi!

I've a question about the semantics of namespaces in XSL. The
answer is probably in the WD, but it wasn't obvious to
me after a first look. The WD states that element and
attributes names are compared in their expanded form.
My question is about how they get expanded.

Q: What is the namespace of names used in matches and selections?

More specific: What is the namespace of attribute names?

Imagine the following input data snippet:

<baz>
  <abc:foo xmlns:abc="mailto:x@xxxxx"; bar="Some value"/>
</baz>

Which of the following will select the bar attribute of abc:foo?

Assuming baz is the current element

1. <xsl:value-of
     xmlns:abc="mailto:x@xxxxx";
     expr="abc:foo/attribute(bar)"
   >

2. <xsl:value-of
     xmlns:abc="mailto:x@xxxxx";
     expr="abc:foo/attribute(abc:bar)"
   >

Assuming abc:foo is the current element

3. <xsl:value-of
     expr="attribute(bar)"
   >

4. <xsl:value-of
     xmlns:abc="mailto:x@xxxxx";
     expr="attribute(abc:bar)"
   >


My guess is that the answer is 2 and 4. Alternative 1 would
also be a logic choice, considering how unqualified attributes
normally are in the same namespace as their parent element.

Cheers,

</David>

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