[jdom-interest] Namespace inheritance after cloning

[Jason Hunter]

Can you please send in executable code (like a unit test) and remove all 
the useless attributes and elements that don't change the behavior?

-jh-

Alistair Young wrote:

> The inheritance problem I get is:
> 
> If I clone:
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <Assertion xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:assertion"
> AssertionID="Assertion-id" MajorVersion="1" MinorVersion="1"
> Issuer="guanxi.uhi.ac.uk" IssueInstant="2004-10-01T14:24:59Z">
>   <AuthenticationStatement AuthenticationInstant="2004-10-01T14:24:59Z"
> AuthenticationMethod="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:am:password">
>     <Subject>
>       <NameIdentifier Format="urn:mace:shibboleth:1.0:nameIdentifier"
> NameQualifier="https://idp.example.org/shibboleth/">OFFLINE</NameIdentifier>
>       <SubjectConfirmation>
>         <ConfirmationMethod>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:cm:bearer</ConfirmationMethod>
>       </SubjectConfirmation>
>     </Subject>
>   </AuthenticationStatement>
> </Assertion>
> 
> and add it to:
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <Response xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:protocol"
> xmlns:samlp="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:protocol"
> IssueInstant="2004-10-01T14:24:59Z" MajorVersion="1" MinorVersion="1"
> Recipient="http://localhost/Shibboleth.shire" ResponseID="Response-id">
>   <Assertion xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:assertion"
> AssertionID="Assertion-id" IssueInstant="2004-10-01T14:24:59Z"
> Issuer="guanxi.uhi.ac.uk" MajorVersion="1" MinorVersion="1">
> 
> I get:
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <Response xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:protocol"
> xmlns:samlp="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:protocol"
> IssueInstant="2004-10-01T14:24:59Z" MajorVersion="1" MinorVersion="1"
> Recipient="http://localhost/Shibboleth.shire" ResponseID="Response-id">
>   <Assertion xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:assertion"
> AssertionID="Assertion-id" IssueInstant="2004-10-01T14:24:59Z"
> Issuer="guanxi.uhi.ac.uk" MajorVersion="1" MinorVersion="1">
>     <AuthenticationStatement xmlns=""
> AuthenticationInstant="2004-10-01T14:24:59Z"
> AuthenticationMethod="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:am:password">
>       <Subject>
>         <NameIdentifier Format="urn:mace:shibboleth:1.0:nameIdentifier"
> NameQualifier="https://idp.example.org/shibboleth/">OFFLINE</NameIdentifier>
>         <SubjectConfirmation>
>           <ConfirmationMethod>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:cm:bearer</ConfirmationMethod>
>         </SubjectConfirmation>
>       </Subject>
>     </AuthenticationStatement>
>   </Assertion>
> </Response>
> 
> AuthenticationStatement has suddenly grown a new xmlns="", overriding it's
> default namespace. All the Assertion children have the same namespace set
> when creating the elements. It seems that when I clone the Assertion and
> add it to the root element, I lose the namespace on
> AuthenticationStatement.
> 
> any advice appreciated.
> thanks,
> Alistair
>