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samuelbrody1249
samuelbrody1249

Reputation: 4767

Possible to target multiple namespaces?

Let's say I have the following XML:

<Data xmlns:R="Rows" xmlns:C="Columns" xmlns:V="Values">
    <R:ProductGroup value="Electronics">
        <R:Product value="Computer">
            <C:Year value="2018">
                <V:SumOfRevenue value="104" />
                <V:SumOfUnits value="3" />
            </C:Year>
            <C:Year value="2019">
                <V:SumOfRevenue value="82" />
                <V:SumOfUnits value="9" />
            </C:Year>
            <C:Year value="(all)">
                <V:SumOfRevenue value="186" />
                <V:SumOfUnits value="12" />
            </C:Year>
        </R:Product>
    </R:ProductGroup>
</Data>

The data is separated into Rows and Columns. And so I can target a Row Element by doing something like //R:Name and a column with //C:Name. Is it possible to use a third namespace (or whatever it would be called) to target both. For example, something like A: (standing for "All") that could target either a column or a row? Or, is it even possible to 'skip' the namespace evaluation (perhaps something like local-name(...)) to do what I'm trying to accomplish?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 51

Answers (1)

Alexandra Dudkina
Alexandra Dudkina

Reputation: 4472

Yes, that's possible using local-name() function. Here is an example of XPath expression which will return value "9":

//*[local-name()='Product'][@value='Computer']/*[local-name()='Year'][@value='2019']/*[local-name()='SumOfUnits']/@value

Upvotes: 1

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