RE: Including the namespace namespace in the root element

As you say declaring the "xml" prefix is unnecessary but not an error as
restricted by:
http://www.w3.org/XML/xml-names-19990114-errata#NE05
<http://www.w3.org/XML/xml-names-19990114-errata#NE05> 
 
The prefix xml is by definition bound to the namespace name
http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace. It may, but need not, be declared, and
must not be bound to any other namespace name. No other prefix may be bound
to this namespace name. 
 
 
Anli Shundi
Tibco Software
www.tibco.com <http://www.tibco.com> 

-----Original Message-----
From: Hugh Wallis [mailto:hugh_wallis@hyperion.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 4:30 PM
To: xmlschema-dev@w3.org
Subject: Including the namespace namespace in the root element


While it appears to be unnecessary, is it allowed to include
xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" in the root element of an
XML document?
 
Nothing I can see at
http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xml-names-19990114/#xmlreserved
<http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xml-names-19990114/#xmlreserved>  or
http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xml-names-19990114/#nsc-NSDeclared
<http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xml-names-19990114/#nsc-NSDeclared>  seems to
prohibit it
 
Thanks
 
Hugh



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