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thanks to all answers. very unfortunate that it is not allowed, but
that's the way it is and we have to find a different solution.
chris
G. Ken Holman wrote:
> At 2005-03-26 15:12 +0100, Christof wrote:
>
>> element and attribute names may include a colon character in their name
>> as far as I understand the XML specification.
>
>
> By XML 1.0[1] technically yes, but the second note in section 2.3 after
> production [3] states: The Namespaces in XML Recommendation [XML Names]
> assigns a meaning to names containing colon characters. Therefore,
> authors should not use the colon in XML names except for namespace
> purposes, but XML processors must accept the colon as a name character.
>
> Note the use of "should" and "must" ... which is why I said "technically
> yes".
>
>> therefore something like the following should be possible:
>>
>> <x xmlns:prefix="exampleuri"
>> prefix:attname="default-value"
>> prefix:prefix:attname="ref-to-new-value"/>
>
>
> By XML Namespaces 1.0[2] no.
>
> According to the productions in XML Namespaces 1.0:
>
> [6] QName ::= (Prefix ':')? LocalPart
> [7] Prefix ::= NCName
> [8] LocalPart ::= NCName
>
> Where "NCName" is a "no colon name", that is, name characters not
> including the colon. And, since it is obvious you are using features of
> XML Namespaces by the namespace declaration, the rules of XML Namespaces
> certainly apply and you cannot fall back solely on the technicality of XML.
>
> So, two colons are not allowed in a name in your situation.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> ...................... Ken
>
> [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xml-20040204
> [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xml-names-19990114
>
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