OpenSAML user discussion

[Christina Cunningham <>]

Ok, thanks. Yes, I know that the other implementation we are using has 
issues, but thought I might be able to get around them this way.

Chad La Joie wrote:
> No, I don't think it is possible.  Also, if this matters to the code 
> you're working with than that code has a horribly broken XML Namespace 
> implementation.  Knowing that probably doesn't help you, but you may 
> want to keep an eye out for other issues as you go forward.
>
>
>  wrote:
> > To enable greater compatibility with some of our existing 
> > implementations of code, I am looking to change the namespace 
> > declaration on the marshalled objects but haven't found a way to do 
> > this.
> >
> > Currently have (for example):
> > <xacml-context:Request 
> > xmlns:xacml-context="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:2.0:context:schema:os">
> >
> > Ideally would like to have:
> > <Request xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:2.0:context:schema:os">
> >
> > I have tried to clear the namespaces and add a new namespace with no 
> > prefix as follows...
> >
> > <code>
> > RequestTypeImplBuilder xacmlRequest = 
> > (RequestTypeImplBuilder)builderFactory
> >               .getBuilder(RequestType.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME);
> >
> > RequestType request = xacmlRequest.buildObject();
> > request.getNamespaces().clear();
> > request.getNamespaces().add(new 
> > Namespace("urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:2.0:context:schema:os", ""));
> > </code>
> >
> > ...but I get an java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException thrown on 
> > request.getNamespaces().clear();. I have also tried passing in a new 
> > QName("urn:oasis:names:tc:xacml:2.0:context:schema:os", "Request", 
> > "") in place of the RequestType.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME to the 
> > builderFactory but that has no effect.
> >
> > Is it possible to do this? I am using opensaml 2.1.0.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> > Christina
> >
> > --
> > Christina Cunningham
> > Software Engineer
> > Belfast eScience Centre (BeSC)
> > Queen's University, Belfast
> > e: c.cunningham [at] besc.ac.uk
> > w: www.besc.ac.uk

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Christina Cunningham
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Belfast eScience Centre (BeSC)
Queen's University, Belfast
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