importXMLBuilder removes xmlns:xsi attribute

[yasarutkuu]

Hi,

I am trying to import some XMLBuilder2 node into another XMLBuilder2. But while doing this, i faced with this.

When i call below method, it drops xmlns:xsi attribute from elementNode. Have you any idea about this? @jmurty

builder.importXMLBuilder(elementNode);

[yasarutkuu]

@balerilhan

[jmurty]

Hi @yasarutkuu the import method uses the standard Document#importNode method behind the scenes here:

java-xmlbuilder/src/main/java/com/jamesmurty/utils/BaseXMLBuilder.java

Lines 314 to 316 in 0fbd3bc

	Node importedNode = getDocument().importNode(
	builder.getDocument().getDocumentElement(), true);
	this.xmlNode.appendChild(importedNode);

So what you are seeing is most likely standard (mis)behaviour of the underlying XML import approach, rather than anything specific to XMLBuilder2.

I'd recommend looking to see if you can find a better way of importing element nodes that don't drop xmlns:xsi and do that instead via the underlying objects available from #getDocument or #getElement. Or perhaps hack around it by checking for this attribute before the import and re-adding it again afterwards?