xml_ns_strip: Strip the default namespaces from a document

In xml2: Parse XML

Strip the default namespaces from a document

Description

Strip the default namespaces from a document

Usage

xml_ns_strip(x)

Arguments

x	A document, node, or node set.

Examples

x <- read_xml(
  "<foo xmlns = 'http://foo.com'>
   <baz/>
   <bar xmlns = 'http://bar.com'>
     <baz/>
   </bar>
  </foo>"
)
# Need to specify the default namespaces to find the baz nodes
xml_find_all(x, "//d1:baz")
xml_find_all(x, "//d2:baz")

# After stripping the default namespaces you can find both baz nodes directly
xml_ns_strip(x)
xml_find_all(x, "//baz")

xml2 documentation built on May 29, 2024, 1:28 a.m.