> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Hewko, Doug
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 2:13 PM
> To: 'xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE:  Namespace Identifiers - URI, URN, URL?
>
>
> Thanks for the reply. This might be one of the great unsolved
> mysteries, but
> isn't it confusing since
> "'xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xsl" does not
> necessarily refer to a real URL? Just wondering why the W3 couldn't use

It *is* a URL. Accessing this URL may or may not give you a resource body,
and if it does, the format is unspecified. An XSLT engine doesn't need to
look there, it's only a name.

> something else that doesn't start with "http"..

See one of the many FAQs on namespaces
(<http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2000/03/08/namespaces/index.html>).

> Ohh...so I do not need the <?xml ... > declaration in the
> stylesheets? Quick
> side question; does having that cause any problems?

You don't need an XML declaration on any XML document as long as you use one
of the default encodings (UTF-8 or UTF-16).


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