Question

I have an XML file which has to be transformed using XSLT, I am adding a node to a subtree.
The input file is as follows:

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <Envelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<Context>
    <ContextExtra>
        <ns3:timestampList xmlns:ns3="http://www.mydomain.com/myAdapter/basicMessage/1.0" 
                           xmlns:ns2="http://www.mydomain.com/myAdapter/tbMessage/1.0" 
                           xmlns="http://www.mydomain.com/myAdapter/timestamp/1.0" 
                           xmlns:ns10="http://www.mydomain.com/myAdapter/coMessage/1.0" 
                           xmlns:ns11="http://www.mydomain.com/myAdapter/lolMessage/1.0" 
                           xmlns:ns12="http://www.mydomain.com/myAdapter/tcMessage/1.0" 
                           xmlns:ns13="http://www.mydomain.com/myAdapter/bMessage/1.0" 
                           xmlns:ns4="http://www.mydomain.com/myAdapter/tiMessage/1.0" 
                           xmlns:ns5="http://www.myDomain.com/myAdapter/oriMessage/1.0" 
                           xmlns:ns6="http://www.myDomain.com/myAdapter/eiMessage/1.0" 
                           xmlns:ns7="http://www.myDomain.com/myAdapter/fplscMessage/1.0" 
                           xmlns:ns8="http://www.myDomain.com/myAdapter/psMessage/1.0" 
                           xmlns:ns9="http://www.myDomain.com/myAdapter/stMessage/1.0">
            <timestampInfo>
                <timestampID>START</timestampID>
                <timestamp>2012-02-25T00:30:18.705+01:00</timestamp>
                <description xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:nil="true"/>
            </timestampInfo>
            <timestampInfo>
                <timestampID>END</timestampID>
                <timestamp>2012-02-25T00:30:23.675+01:00</timestamp>
                <description xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:nil="true"/>
            </timestampInfo>
        </ns3:timestampList>

    </ContextExtra>
</Context>

The transformation looks like this

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

<xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes" />    

<xsl:param name="newTimeStamp">
    <timestampInfo>
        <timestampID>
            <xsl:text>TEST TEST</xsl:text>
        </timestampID>
        <timestamp>
            <xsl:text>2012-02-25T00:30:23.654+01:00</xsl:text>
        </timestamp>
        <description>
            <xsl:text>this is a test</xsl:text>
        </description>
    </timestampInfo>
</xsl:param>

<xsl:template match="//ts:timestampInfo[position()=last()]">
    <xsl:call-template name="identity" />
    <xsl:copy-of select="$newTimeStamp" />
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="node()|@*" name="identity">
    <xsl:copy>
        <xsl:apply-templates select="node()|@*" />
    </xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

and the result is as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <Envelope>
<Context>
    <ContextExtra>
        <ns3:timestampList xmlns="http://www.myDomain.com/myAdapter/timestamp/1.0" xmlns:ns3="http://www.myDomain.com/myAdapter/basicMessage/1.0">
            <timestampInfo>
                <timestampID>MTA_START</timestampID>
                <timestamp>2012-02-25T00:30:18.705+01:00</timestamp>
                <description xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:nil="true"/>
            </timestampInfo>
            <timestampInfo>
                <timestampID>MTA_END</timestampID>
                <timestamp>2012-02-25T00:30:23.675+01:00</timestamp>
                <description xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:nil="true"/>
            </timestampInfo>
            <timestampInfo xmlns="">
                <timestampID>TEST TEST</timestampID>
                <timestamp>2012-02-25T00:30:23.654+01:00</timestamp>
                <description>This is a test</description>
            </timestampInfo>
        </ns3:timestampList>
    </ContextExtra>
</Context>

As you can see timestampInfonodes have as attribute xmlns="". That is, it is an empty namespace generated. Instead of <timestampInfo xmlns=""> I would like to have nodes of the form <timestampInfo>. The input file has this format and I have no control over it.

How I can achieve this?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Specify the namespace of the timestampInfo you are adding:

<xsl:param name="newTimeStamp"> 
    <timestampInfo xmlns="http://www.myDomain.com/myAdapter/timestamp/1.0"> 
        <timestampID> 
            <xsl:text>TEST TEST</xsl:text> 
        </timestampID> 
        <timestamp> 
            <xsl:text>2012-02-25T00:30:23.654+01:00</xsl:text> 
        </timestamp> 
        <description> 
            <xsl:text>this is a test</xsl:text> 
        </description> 
    </timestampInfo> 
</xsl:param>