In it I register 'D' as a prefix for 'DAV:' and so using a XPath with 'D' as prefix works where the XML uses it too.

No, the expression /D:propfind/D:propname works on both $txt1 and $txt2.

Your sub testfn does not give you enough information. If $dom->findnodes($xpath) blows up, the second "test case" $xc->findnodes($xpath) never gets executed.

/DAV:propfind/DAV:propname will not work because you have not registered a prefix "DAV" with the XPathContext.

/propfind/propname will not work because that expression seeks nodes without a namespace, but the nodes in your document have a namespace.

$dom->findnodes($xpath) will not always work because it lacks the power that XPathContext provides.

Please also reference your previous thread xmlns and XML::LibXML, a lot has already been discussed there.

There is further documentation in XML::LibXML::Node under findnodes, in XML::LibXML::XPathContext, and actually plenty of good information on the net in general: xpath namespace.

In reply to Re: Using XPaths with XML::LibXML and XPathContext by Anonymous Monk
in thread Using XPaths with XML::LibXML and XPathContext by worik

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