On 7 December 2012 15:31, Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

<foo>
    <bar/>
    <bar xmlns=''/>
</foo>

with

<xsl:template match="bar">
    <xsl:value-of select="boolean(namespace::*[name() = '']"/>

Saxon 6.5.5 returns true true

Xalan returns false true

I would have expected false false. But it's Friday afternoon.

....and the day after the christmas party :-( my head hurts.

You are right - false false for Saxon, false true for Xalan.

Any thoughts on a Xalan alternative approach?

Michael Kay
Saxonica