xmlSearchNs

coerce,XMLNamespaceRef,character-method

This function allows one to search an XML tree from a particular node
 and find the namespace definition for a given namespace prefix or URL.
 This namespace definition can then be used to set it on a node to
 make it the effective namespace for that node.

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Many approaches for both reading and
creating XML (and HTML) documents (including DTDs), both local
and accessible via HTTP or FTP.  Also offers access to an
'XPath' "interpreter".

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Tools for Parsing and Generating XML Within R and S-Plus

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Tomas Kalibera

xmlSearchNs function

<dl> <dt>node</dt>
<dd>an <code>XMLInternaElementNode</code></dd> <dt>ns</dt>
<dd>a character string (vector of length 1).
 If <code>asPrefix</code> is <code>TRUE</code>, this is the namespace
 alias/prefix.
 If <code>asPrefix</code> is <code>FALSE</code>, this is the URL of the namespace definition</dd> <dt>asPrefix</dt>
<dd>a logical value. See <code>ns</code>.</dd> <dt>doc</dt>
<dd>the XML document in which the node(s) are located</dd></dl>

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Find a namespace definition object by searching ancestor nodes — xmlSearchNs

<dl>

 <dt>node</dt>
<dd>an <code>XMLInternaElementNode</code></dd>

 <dt>ns</dt>
<dd>a character string (vector of length 1).
 If <code>asPrefix</code> is <code>TRUE</code>, this is the namespace
 alias/prefix.
 If <code>asPrefix</code> is <code>FALSE</code>, this is the URL of the namespace definition</dd>

 <dt>asPrefix</dt>
<dd>a logical value. See <code>ns</code>.</dd>

 <dt>doc</dt>
<dd>the XML document in which the node(s) are located</dd>

</dl>

xmlSearchNs: Find a namespace definition object by searching ancestor nodes

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