Mark wrote:
> Sorry if this has been answered before - I searched but could not find
> the answer.
> 
> If I serialize an element from within a document is there a way to
> force the output of the namespaces that are in scope on that element?
> 
> E.g. suppose I have:
> 
> <doc xmlns:fred="uri:fred">
>     <element attr="fred:something"/>
> </doc>
> 
> And I serialize <element> is there a way I can force the output of the
> xmlns:fred declaration too?
> 
> If you wonder where this question is coming from I'm actually working
> on using Castor to analyse the schema definitions from within a WSDL
> types definition!
> 
> Many thanks in advance for any intelligent answers!

hi,

did you check if your serializer didn't have an option such as "force 
output for unused xmlns declaration" ?
if your serializer doesn't have this feature, maybe you should change 
for another one (however, it seems that such a feature is somewhat 
unusual, i don't know if an existing serializer support it, sorry)

here is also a dirty hack :
<doc xmlns:fred="uri:fred" fred:xmlns="">
     <element attr="fred:something"/>
</doc>
using xmlns as a local name could have a special meaning "don't 
serialize this attribute" (but as it is present, serialize the xmlns 
declaration that declares the prefix) ; what people are thinking about 
that ?
-- 
Cordialement,

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