#40508 [Opn->Asn]: Namespace xpath doesn't work for nested elements

ID: 40508 Updated by: tony2001@php.net Reported By: vrana@php.net -Status: Open +Status: Assigned Bug Type: SimpleXML related Operating System: Windows PHP Version: 5.2.1 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: helly Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-02-16 13:21:46] vrana@php.net Description: ------------ Registering XPath namespace works only for XPath queries from root element. Reproduce code: --------------- $text = '<a xmlns="http://example.org"><b><c>test</c></b></a>'; $xml = simplexml_load_string($text); // register in root $xml->registerXPathNamespace("x", "http://example.org"); print_r($xml->b->xpath("x:c")); // register in nested element $xml->b->registerXPathNamespace("x", "http://example.org"); print_r($xml->b->xpath("x:c")); Expected result: ---------------- At least once: Array ( [0] => SimpleXMLElement Object ( [0] => test ) ) Actual result: -------------- Warning: SimpleXMLElement::xpath(): Undefined namespace prefix Warning: SimpleXMLElement::xpath(): Undefined namespace prefix ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=40508&edit=1