encoding/xml: support for XML namespace prefixes

[jordan2175]

Marshal-ing data back to XML does not seem to support namespace prefixes.. For example:

https://play.golang.org/p/6CY71H7mb4

The input XML is: <stix:STIX_Package>, but when it writes it back out it does <STIX_Package xmlns="stix">

Also, there does not appear to be any data elements like xml.Name for adding namespaces to a struct.... Something maybe like xml.NS????

[mikioh]

Dup of #6800

[jordan2175]

I think what I am looking for, as I do more research on it, is for xml.Marshal to support prefixes

[jordan2175]

Here is some more details about this issue: If you run this code:

https://play.golang.org/p/EucDh59yiB

package main

import (
    "encoding/xml"
    "fmt"
)

type HouseType struct {
    XMLName   xml.Name `xml:"prefix11 House"`
    MessageId string   `xml:"message_id,attr"`
}

func main() {

    var tm HouseType
    tm.MessageId = "test1234"

    var data1 []byte
    data1, _ = xml.MarshalIndent(tm, "", "    ")

    fmt.Println("Marshal")
    fmt.Println(string(data1))

    rawxml := `<prefix11:House message_id="1466" in_response_to="1"></prefix11:House>`

    var tm2 HouseType
    xml.Unmarshal([]byte(rawxml), &tm2)
    fmt.Println("\nUnmarshal")
    fmt.Println("Message ID", tm2.MessageId)
}

It will print out:

Marshal
<House xmlns="prefix11" message_id="test1234"></House>

Unmarshal
Message ID 1466

You will see that the marshal command does not make use of the prefix correctly. It should be prefix11:House. If I change the struct to look like the following then the marshal command will work but the unmarshal will not. NOTE the ":" in the XMLName field. So I can either marshal or unmarshal, but not both with prefixed XML

https://play.golang.org/p/44CMHXb3YM

type HouseType struct {
    XMLName   xml.Name `xml:"prefix11:House"`
    MessageId string   `xml:"message_id,attr"`
}

Making this change, changes the output to:

Marshal
<prefix11:House message_id="test1234"></prefix11:House>

Unmarshal
Message ID