[erlang-questions] ct_netconfc.erl: is this the expected behavior or is it a bug?

[Martin Bjorklund]

Siri Hansen <erlangsiri@REDACTED> wrote:
> 2014-03-11 14:49 GMT+01:00 Martin Bjorklund <mbj@REDACTED>:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > Siri Hansen <erlangsiri@REDACTED> wrote:
> > > Would this also work ?
> > >
> > > <?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>
> > > <rpc message-id=\"1\" xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0\">
> > >     <edit-config>
> > >         <target>
> > >             <running/>
> > >         </target>
> > >         <config>
> > >             <ElementA>
> > >                 <elementAId>1</elementAId>
> > >                 <elementB>
> > >                     <elementB>1</elementB>
> > >                     <elementC operation=\"delete\">
> > >                         <elementCId>6</elementCId>
> > >                     </elementC>
> > >                 </elementB>
> > >             </ElementA>
> > >         </config>
> > >     </edit-config>
> > > </rpc>
> > >
> > >
> > >  i.e. without the 'xc' prefix (the netconf base namespace is the default
> > > anyway).
> >
> > This is actually not how default namespaces work.  The default
> > namespace does not apply to XML attributes.
> >
> >
> Thanks, Martin, for pointing that out! Is this a fact in general or do you
> mean that the default namespace would not apply to an XML attribute which
> is located inside an XML element that is not part of the default namespace?

It is general.

See e.g. http://www.rpbourret.com/xml/NamespacesFAQ.htm#doc_3,
http://www.rpbourret.com/xml/NamespaceMyths.htm#myth4

(see also http://www.rpbourret.com/xml/NamespacesFAQ.htm#politics_1)

Or if you prefer the spec:
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml-names/#defaulting.


/martin