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I am using a XmlDataSource for a GridView so I need to use a xslt to transform the tags to attributes. Separate from that in WPF I am using XmlSerializer to serialize the data in and out so it can be edited. So my root element in my XML file has:

xmlns="http://tempuri.org/MySchema.xsd"

If I run the transform with that in the XML file then the output of the transform is just the root element. If I do the same thing except without the preceding xsd reference then the transform works. So I have the following possible solutions:

Fix the XSLT so it works with the XSD reference in the XML
Modify the XmlSerializer so that the XSD is specified in some other way
Just copy the XML file every time it has been edited and then remove the XSD reference

I am sure there is an easy answer to this but I can't find it. I hope I have provided sufficient information and this can be easily answered.
Saturday, October 20, 2018 10:48 PM

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User-893317190 posted

Hi Sam Hobbs,

If you add namespace in your xml , you should also add namespace in your xslt.

For example, if my xml is as follows.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<people  xmlns="http://tempuri.org/MySchema.xsd">

  <person born="1912" died="1954">
    <name>
      <first_name>Alan</first_name>
      <last_name>Turing</last_name>
    </name>
    <profession>computer scientist</profession>
    <profession>mathematician</profession>
    <profession>cryptographer</profession>
  </person>

  <person born="1918" died="1988">
    <name>
      <first_name>Richard</first_name>
      <middle_initial>M</middle_initial>
      <last_name>Feynman</last_name>
    </name>
    <profession>physicist</profession>
    <hobby>Playing the bongoes</hobby>
  </person>

</people>

My xslt should also add namespace as follows.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
                xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
                xmlns:pe="http://tempuri.org/MySchema.xsd">   <!--define a namespace which is the same as the namespace in your xml-->

  <xsl:template match="pe:people">   <!--add the namespace's prefix in your selected node-->
    <html>
      <head><title>Famous Scientists</title></head>
      <body>
        <xsl:apply-templates/>
      </body>
    </html>
  </xsl:template>

  <xsl:template match="pe:name">
    <p><xsl:value-of select="pe:last_name"/>,
    <xsl:value-of select="pe:first_name"/></p>
  </xsl:template>

  <xsl:template match="pe:person">
    <xsl:apply-templates select="pe:name"/>
  </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

Best regards,

Ackerly Xu

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