Parsing xml using xslt fails when adding namespace to xml?

This is the biggest XPath XSLT FAQ. Just search: XPath default namespace Very briefly : Change: xsl:for-each select="//rule"> ... ...

This is the biggest XPath XSLT FAQ. Just search: "XPath default namespace" Very briefly: Change: ... To: ... The reason for the observed confusing problem is that in XPath any unprefixed name is considered to be in "no namespace". Therefore, select="//rule" doesn't select any element in a document that is in a default namespace -- there is no element named rule that is in no namespace.

Instead, the XPath expression must contain prefixed names and the prefix must be associated with the default namespace -- as done in the above solution.

Thanks for the quick response, it works! Just to add some more info, I noticed that if I have xpath that contains multiple elements I need to add prefix to each one, for example: – Tamir Oct 17 at 14:38 @Tamir: Glad my answer was useful. Please, consider accepting it as the SO established rules dictate (just click on the check-mark next to the answer you wish to accept).

– Dimitre Novatchev Oct 17 at 16:02.

This is the biggest XPath XSLT FAQ. Just search: "XPath default namespace.

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