Stefan Franke wrote:


> I've got a little bit of a problem when dealing with namespaces and XPath.
> 
> I'm trying very basic things, like showing all the nodes of one particular 
> namespace. Here is my XPath statement:
> //*[local-name() = 'buch' and namespace-uri() = 
> 'http://www.example.com/buecher']
> 
> Unfortunately this doesn't work. 

What do you mean by "doesn't work"? Do you get an error? Which software 
are you using to test that XPath expression?


> My XML file looks like this:
> 
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <!-- Dateiname: Sammlung.xml -->
> <SAMMLUNG
>    xmlns:buch="http://www.example.com/buecher"
>    xmlns:cd="http://www.example.com/cds">
> 
>    <buch:ARTIKEL Status="vorhanden">
>       <buch:TITEL>The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</buch:TITEL>
>       <buch:AUTOR>Mark Twain</buch:AUTOR>
>       <buch:PREIS>12.75</buch:PREIS>
>    </buch:ARTIKEL>
>    <cd:ARTIKEL>
>       <cd:TITEL>Violinkonzert D-Dur</cd:TITEL>
>       <cd:KOMPONIST>Beethoven</cd:KOMPONIST>
>       <cd:PREIS>14.95</cd:PREIS>
>    </cd:ARTIKEL>
> </SAMMLUNG>

Well looking at your example XML the expression

//*[local-name() = 'buch' and namespace-uri() =
'http://www.example.com/buecher']

will not find any element as the XML doesn't contain any
   <buch xmlns="http://www.example.com/buecher" />
elements, perhaps you are looking for

//*[local-name() = 'ARTIKEL' and namespace-uri() = 
'http://www.example.com/buecher']


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