I feel like these two issues are related.
I've gotten fairly dangerous with XSL but my ignorance of namespaces means my
knowledge can only go so far. I guess it speaks well for XML and XSL that I've
been so productive without having a deeper knowledge of XML.
I understand the basic idea that the prefix is locally unique to a document,
and the URI is globally (really globally) unique. I've seen in books how you
can declare a namespace in places besides the top of an XML document, but I
don't know why you would want to. I know that there are lots of mechanisms for
manipulating namespaces in XSL but I don't understand why/when to use them.
I'm guessing that I should start with understanding just the XML part, but I
don't know where to begin. I know how to use XML when I need one Document type
for one specific purpose. I don't understand how or when someone would
architect a solution that goes beyond that. For example, I have no idea why I
would want to or how to go about desinging a solution with multiple,
interdependent document types.
I know that XML is a powerful tool, but I feel like I'm not making the most of
it.
There's so much available out there I was hoping to take advantage of the
experienced folks on this list. Any recommendations on articles, websites,
books welcome.
Thanks,
+jeff
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