Object Model Support
The XML object model in Internet Explorer 5 provides support for dealing with namespaces. The following properties allow you to extract the namespace, prefix, and base name for a given node.
| Property |
Description |
| nodeName |
Returns the qualified name for the node—that is, the tag name including the namespace prefix, if present. |
| namespaceURI |
Returns the namespace for the element. If no namespace is specified on the node, "" is returned. |
| prefix |
Returns the prefix specified on the element or attribute. If no prefix is specified, "" is returned. |
| baseName |
Returns the name of the tag—that is, the text to the right of the colon. |
The following examples show some XML data followed by a table showing each element and attribute, as well as their properties in the XML object model:
<BOOKS>
<BOOK xmlns="urn:BookLovers.org:BookInfo">
<TITLE>A Suitable Boy</TITLE>
<PRICE currency="US Dollar">22.95</PRICE>
</BOOK>
</BOOKS>
| Node type |
nodeName |
namespaceURI |
prefix |
baseName |
| Element |
BOOKS |
|
|
BOOKS |
| Element |
BOOK |
urn:BookLovers.org:BookInfo |
|
BOOK |
| Attribute |
xmlns |
|
xmlns |
|
| Element |
TITLE |
urn:BookLovers.org:BookInfo |
|
TITLE |
| Element |
PRICE |
urn:BookLovers.org:BookInfo |
|
PRICE |
| Attribute |
currency |
|
|
currency |
<BOOKS>
<bk:BOOK xmlns:bk="urn:BookLovers.org:BookInfo" xmlns:money="urn:Finance:Money">
<bk:TITLE>A Suitable Boy</bk:TITLE>
<money:PRICE money:currency="US Dollar">22.95</money:PRICE>
</bk:BOOK>
</BOOKS>
| Node type |
nodeName |
namespaceURI |
prefix |
baseName |
| Element |
BOOKS |
|
|
BOOKS |
| Element |
bk:BOOK |
urn:BookLovers.org:BookInfo |
bk |
BOOK |
| Attribute |
xmlns:bk |
|
xmlns |
bk |
| Attribute |
xmlns:money |
|
xmlns |
money |
| Element |
bk:TITLE |
urn:BookLovers.org:BookInfo |
bk |
TITLE |
| Element |
money:PRICE |
urn:Finance:Money |
bk |
PRICE |
| Attribute |
money:currency |
urn:Finance:Money |
money |
currency |
The object model also extends support for creating and removing elements and attributes by taking namespaces into account.
