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UPDATEXML Adds an Empty Namespace (xmlns="") When Adding a New Element Without Namespace in an XML With Namespace (Doc ID 1617746.1)

Last updated on APRIL 12, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.3 to 11.2.0.4 [Release 11.2]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Adding a new element without namespace in an XML having a namespace declared with UpdateXML statement,
adds an empty namespace 

xmlns=""

to the new added element

Example:

returns

XML_TEXT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="US-ASCII"?>
<root xmlns="evil.xsd">
  <node_a xmlns="">guff</node_a>
  <node_b xmlns="">puff</node_b>
</root>

 



Cause

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