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Xalan Serializer create xml:ns attribute on doc element

           Summary: Xalan Serializer create xml:ns attribute on doc element
           Product: XalanC
           Version: 1.4.x
          Platform: Sun
        OS/Version: Solaris
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Minor
          Priority: Other
         Component: XalanC
        AssignedTo: xalan-dev@xml.apache.org
        ReportedBy: jeffrey.hagan@baesystems.com


xml:ns attribute is always set when serializing the Document Element Node with 
FormatterTreeWalker, whether the original document element contained a value 
for this node or not.  I have verified that this occurs when the XalanNode was 
originally parsed with the XalanSourceTree, I have not verified that it occurs 
when using a XalanNode created by the Builder, Xerces Bridge or something else.

If I run the
SerializeNodeSet sample code to serialize the document element node, the
value: "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" is assigned to this attribute
on the document element node.  Here is an example of the output:

17% SerializeNodeSet ../samples/SerializeNodeSet/foo.xml / doc
<doc xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace">
  <name last="Marston" first="David">Mr. Marston</name>
  <name last="Bertoni" first="David">Mr. Bertoni</name>
  <name last="Leslie" first="Donald">Mr. Leslie</name>
  <name last="Farmer" first="Emily">Ms. Farmer</name>
  <name last="Midy" first="Myriam">Ms. Midy</name>
  <name last="Dick" first="Paul">Mr. Dick</name>
  <name last="Boag" first="Scott">Mr. Boag</name>
  <name last="Curcuru" first="Shane">Mr. Curcuru</name>
  <name last="Kesselman" first="Joseph">Mr. Kesselman</name>
  <name last="Auriemma" first="Stephen">Mr. Auriemma</name>
</doc>18%