Re: XPath and Multiple Namespaces

In case anyone else has this problem, someone contacted me directly and prompted me to upgrade the version of libxml2. It now works a treat. "Daniel Pupius" <dan.pupius@actelearning.com> wrote in message news:20031201164531.35576.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > I'm having nightmares with xpath queries on xml documents with multiple > namespaces. For example, take the following test file: > > <test xmlns="http://main.com" > xmlns:sub="http://sub.com"> > <item> > <subitem> > <sub:testnode>Testing 1 2 3</sub:testnode> > </subitem> > </item> > </test> > > You'd expect that I could access the testnode using: > /i:test/i:item/i:subitem/sub:testnode > > Where i is a reference to the default namespace specified using > xpath_register_ns() as was suggested in a post on one of the news groups. > > But it seems that xpath_register_ns() overwrites previously specified > namespaces, for example: > > 1 $xpath = $dom->xpath_new_context(); > 2 xpath_register_ns($xpath,"sub", > "http://sub.com"); > 3 xpath_register_ns($xpath,"i", > "http://main.com"); > 4 $xnode = xpath_eval($xpath,"/i:test"); > 5 print_r($xnode); > > Will find the root node, however swap lines 2 and 3 around and it will fail. > So my problem seems to stem from registering multiple name spaces. > > Hope this makes sense and someone can help. > > Regards > > Dan > > --------------------------------------------- > act : making e-learning work > --------------------------------------------- > > Daniel Pupius BSc(hons) MA > Senior Lead Developer > email: daniel.pupius@actelearning.com > > New Oxford House > 30 Barker's Pool > Sheffield S1 2HB > Tel: 0114 278 0798 > Fax: 0114 249 1773 > > --------------------------------------------- > http://www.actelearning.com/ > ---------------------------------------------