[XALANJ-2549] XPath with default namespace - No result

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 2.7.1
• Component/s: Xalan
• Security Level: No security risk; visible to anyone (Ordinary problems in Xalan projects. Anybody can view the issue.)
• Labels: xalan xpath
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Olivier Roger
• Created: 08/Feb/12 10:26
• Updated: 08/Feb/12 12:18
• Resolved: 08/Feb/12 12:18

Description

Hi,

I am having difficulties to use XPath query on a XML dataset having its root element with an xmlns attribute with no prefix.

In that specific case, the XPath query does not return the value. Since I have no prefix for the namespace I simply can get the value.
It this a known issue or am I simply doing something wrong ?

Here is my XML :

default-ns.xml

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

<report xmlns="http://www.mydomain.com/report">
    <account_number>123</account_number>
</report>

    @Test
    public void xPathDefaultNS() throws XPathExpressionException {
        javax.xml.xpath.XPathFactory factory = javax.xml.xpath.XPathFactory.newInstance();
        javax.xml.xpath.XPath xpath = factory.newXPath();
        javax.xml.xpath.XPathExpression expression = xpath.compile("/report/account_number");
        String result = expression.evaluate(new org.xml.sax.InputSource(this.getClass().getResourceAsStream("default-ns.xml")));
        Assert.assertTrue("123".equals(result));
    }

Issue Links

• is related to: XALANJ-1030 XPathAPI selectNodeIterator(doc, xpath) with default namespace