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(copied from URL referenced - member only) I'm trying to understand how XQueryX handles namespaces. It appears to use the xsd:QName data type for things such as the names of variables. But namespace declarations in the query prolog are modelled as namespaceDecl elements, not as XML namespace declarations. For the QName to be schema-valid, this means the namespace will have to be declared twice, once in an xmlns="..." declaration, and once in a namespaceDecl element. Is this the intent? It would be useful if at least one of the examples used namespaces...
The Query Working Group has considered this comment and agrees that a more helpful example is needed. The editor has been given the authority to select such an example and to include it into the XQueryX specification. Please let us know if you agree with this resolution of your issue, by adding a comment to the issue record and changing the Status of the issue to Closed. Or, if you do not agree with this resolution, please add a comment explaining why. If you wish to appeal the WG's decision to the Director, then also change the Status of the record to Reopened. If you wish to record your dissent, but do not wish to appeal the decision to the Director, then change the Status of the record to Closed. If we do not hear from you in the next two weeks, we will assume you agree with the WG decision.
A new example, taken from the NS group of use cases in the XQuery Use Cases document, has been added to demonstrate the treatment of namespaces in XQueryX under the new schema that has been created. Please let us know if this response is satisfactory. If not, please respond to this message, explaining your concerns. Jim Melton On behalf of the XML Query Working Group