Can XML attribute have a namespace?

An XML namespace is a collection of names that can be used as element or attribute names in an XML document. The namespace qualifies element names uniquely on the Web in order to avoid conflicts between elements with the same name.

How do I view an XML namespace?

View or edit XML namespaces

  1. Open the document in Structured FrameMaker.
  2. Select an element in the Structure View.
  3. Choose Element > Namespaces.
  4. In the Namespaces dialog box, click Select Defining Element to view the namespace for the selected element in the Structure View.

Can namespace have attributes?

An attribute is not considered a child of its parent element. An attribute never inherits the namespace of its parent element. For that reason an attribute is only in a namespace if it has a proper namespace prefix. An attribute can never be in a default namespace.

What is namespace attribute?

A Namespace is a set of unique names. Namespace is a mechanisms by which element and attribute name can be assigned to a group. The Namespace is identified by URI(Uniform Resource Identifiers).

What is a default namespace in XML?

When you use multiple namespaces in an XML document, you can define one namespace as the default namespace to create a cleaner looking document. The default namespace is declared in the root element and applies to all unqualified elements in the document. Default namespaces apply to elements only, not to attributes.

What is XSI in XML?

The prefix “xsi” is the namespace prefix used by convention for the XML Schema instance namespace. XML documents can contain elements that have an xsi:type attribute. This behavior provides an explicit data type for the element. The MRM XML parser in sensitive to xsi:type attributes in the XML document.

What is the URL in XML namespace?

A namespace name is a uniform resource identifier (URI). Typically, the URI chosen for the namespace of a given XML vocabulary describes a resource under the control of the author or organization defining the vocabulary, such as a URL for the author’s Web server.