/**
* Reset this Namespace support object for reuse.
*
* <p>It is necessary to invoke this method before reusing the Namespace support object for a new
* session.
*/
public void reset() {
// Discarding the whole stack doesn't save us a lot versus
// creating a new NamespaceSupport. Do we care, or should we
// change this to just reset the root context?
currentContext = new Context2(null);
currentContext.declarePrefix("xml", XMLNS);
}
/**
* Declare a Namespace prefix.
*
* <p>This method declares a prefix in the current Namespace context; the prefix will remain in
* force until this context is popped, unless it is shadowed in a descendant context.
*
* <p>To declare a default Namespace, use the empty string. The prefix must not be "xml" or
* "xmlns".
*
* <p>Note that you must <em>not</em> declare a prefix after you've pushed and popped another
* Namespace.
*
* <p>Note that there is an asymmetry in this library: while {@link #getPrefix getPrefix} will not
* return the default "" prefix, even if you have declared one; to check for a default prefix, you
* have to look it up explicitly using {@link #getURI getURI}. This asymmetry exists to make it
* easier to look up prefixes for attribute names, where the default prefix is not allowed.
*
* @param prefix The prefix to declare, or null for the empty string.
* @param uri The Namespace URI to associate with the prefix.
* @return true if the prefix was legal, false otherwise
* @see #processName
* @see #getURI
* @see #getPrefix
*/
public boolean declarePrefix(String prefix, String uri) {
if (prefix.equals("xml") || prefix.equals("xmlns")) {
return false;
} else {
currentContext.declarePrefix(prefix, uri);
return true;
}
}
