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bobbyrne01
bobbyrne01

Reputation: 6735

Error in xml when using xpath .. The prefix "xsi" for attribute "xsi:type" associated with an element type "value" is not bound

Using this xpath expression: //items/item[@key='NAME']/value/text()

on ..

<test>
  <items>
    <item key="USGAE">
      <value xsi:type="ns9:string">SomeUse</value>
    </item>
    <item key="NAME">
      <value xsi:type="ns9:string">TheName</value>
    </item>
  </items>
</test>

gives this error:

Error on line 4: The prefix "xsi" for attribute "xsi:type" associated with an element type "value" is not bound.

However using the same xpath on ..

<test>
  <items>
    <item key="USGAE">
      <value>SomeUse</value>
    </item>
    <item key="NAME">
      <value>TheName</value>
    </item>
  </items>
</test>

gives me the right value: TheName

Why is that so? The server actually returns the first snippet of XML i.e with xsi inside each value

Is there a way around this? I don't have access to the web service that generates this XML

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2098

Answers (1)

har07
har07

Reputation: 89285

Short answer is, you need to add definition of xsi prefix to your XML document somehow.

Normally, XML parser only works given well-formed XML document, and a well-formed XML has all namespace prefixes defined. Despite widely used, xsi prefix is no exception, only xml prefix assumed to be known (is the xsi: prefix assumed to be known in XML?).

Upvotes: 2

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