51. What do XML namespaces actually contain?
XML namespaces are collections of names, nothing more. That is, they contain the names of element types and attributes, not the elements or attributes themselves. For example, consider the following document.
<google:A xmlns:google="http://www.google.org/">
<B google:C="google" D="bar"/>
</google:A>
The element type name A and the attribute name C are in the http://www.google.org/ namespace because they are mapped there by the google prefix. The element type name B and the attribute name D are not in any XML namespace because no prefix maps them there. On the other hand, the elements A and B and the attributes C and D are not in any XML namespace, even though they are physically within the scope of the http://www.google.org/ namespace declaration. This is because XML namespaces contain names, not elements or attributes.
XML namespaces also do not contain the definitions of the element types or attributes. This is an important difference, as many people are tempted to think of an XML namespace as a schema, which it is not.
52. Are the names of all element types and attributes in some XML namespace?
No.
If an element type or attribute name is not specifically declared to be in an XML namespace -- that is, it is unprefixed and (in the case of element type names) there is no default XML namespace -- then that name is not in any XML namespace. If you want, you can think of it as having a null URI as its name, although no "null" XML namespace actually exists. For example, in the following, the element type name B and the attribute names C and E are not in any XML namespace:
<google:A xmlns:google="http://www.google.org/">
<B C="bar"/>
<google:D E="bar"/>
</google:A>
53. Do XML namespaces apply to entity names, notation names, or processing instruction targets?
No.
XML namespaces apply only to element type and attribute names. Furthermore, in an XML documentthat conforms to the XML namespaces recommendation, entity names, notation names, and processing instruction targets must not contain colons.
54. Who can create an XML namespace?
Anybody can create an XML namespace -- all you need to do is assign a URI as its name and decide what element type and attribute names are in it. The URI must be under your control and should not be being used to identify a different XML namespace, such as by a coworker.
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XML namespaces are collections of names, nothing more. That is, they contain the names of element types and attributes, not the elements or attributes themselves. For example, consider the following document.
<google:A xmlns:google="http://www.google.org/">
<B google:C="google" D="bar"/>
</google:A>
The element type name A and the attribute name C are in the http://www.google.org/ namespace because they are mapped there by the google prefix. The element type name B and the attribute name D are not in any XML namespace because no prefix maps them there. On the other hand, the elements A and B and the attributes C and D are not in any XML namespace, even though they are physically within the scope of the http://www.google.org/ namespace declaration. This is because XML namespaces contain names, not elements or attributes.
XML namespaces also do not contain the definitions of the element types or attributes. This is an important difference, as many people are tempted to think of an XML namespace as a schema, which it is not.
52. Are the names of all element types and attributes in some XML namespace?
No.
If an element type or attribute name is not specifically declared to be in an XML namespace -- that is, it is unprefixed and (in the case of element type names) there is no default XML namespace -- then that name is not in any XML namespace. If you want, you can think of it as having a null URI as its name, although no "null" XML namespace actually exists. For example, in the following, the element type name B and the attribute names C and E are not in any XML namespace:
<google:A xmlns:google="http://www.google.org/">
<B C="bar"/>
<google:D E="bar"/>
</google:A>
53. Do XML namespaces apply to entity names, notation names, or processing instruction targets?
No.
XML namespaces apply only to element type and attribute names. Furthermore, in an XML documentthat conforms to the XML namespaces recommendation, entity names, notation names, and processing instruction targets must not contain colons.
54. Who can create an XML namespace?
Anybody can create an XML namespace -- all you need to do is assign a URI as its name and decide what element type and attribute names are in it. The URI must be under your control and should not be being used to identify a different XML namespace, such as by a coworker.
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