Re: [xsl] Namespaces conventions: Why ALWAYS "http:..." tags ?

["Mukul Gandhi" <gandhi.mukul@xxxxxxxxx>]

There is useful information about XML Namespaces at:
http://www.rpbourret.com/xml/NamespacesFAQ.htm


On 2/1/07, Ben Stover <bxstover@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Whenever I looked into XSLT stylesheets with namespace declarations I see
> ALWAYS a scheme like
>
> xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform";
>
> or more general
>
> xmlns:foo="http://www.somedomain.com/foobarlabel";
>
> This is somehow confusing because the namespace has nothing to do with a WWW Hyperlinks/URLs.
> From my point fo view it is just a tag or label which could be named
>
> xmlns:foo="aabbccdd"
>
> as well
> Or is there somewhere a specs which requires a "http...." declaration
>
> What is the reason why all the coders use "http...." URL like namespace names ?
>
> Ben


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Regards,
Mukul Gandhi