XOM API for Processing XML with Java

["Tom Hurley" <tom_hurley AT anabus.com>]

Hi,

 

I'm getting some unusual output when I specify a default namespace for an
element. The subsequent element node(s) also include a xmlns="" attribute
even though I haven't specified one. For example:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UFT-8" ?>

<anabus xmlns="http://www.anabus.com/tobago_cays/";>

  <project id="1" xmlns="" /> 

  </anabus>

 

is produced by the following code:

 

      Builder builder = new Builder();

      

      Element docRoot = new Element("anabus",
"http://www.anabus.com/tobago_cays";);

      Document docABD = new Document(docRoot);

 

      Element project = new Element("project");

      Attribute projectAttr = new Attribute("id", "1");

      project.addAttribute(projectAttr);

      docRoot.appendChild(project);

 

      FileOutputStream output = new FileOutputStream(xmlFileToCreate);

      Serializer serializer = new Serializer(output, "UTF-8");

      serializer.setIndent(2);

      serializer.write(docABD);

 

NOTES:

(1) It does not seem to matter whether I use 'appendChild' or 'insertChild'
as the behaviour is the same.

            (2) The xmlns="" attribute is added to every child element of
the document root element but not to any of their children.

 

Am I doing something wrong?

 

Thanks again in advance.

 

Tom.