select using XPath with considering namespace and prefix

Question

How to select an XML using XPath without considering namespace and prefix

tried

/*:OrderPerson/OrderUser/

But returns error

org.jdom.JDOMException: Invalid XPath expression: .... 
Unexpected ':'

[`/*[local-name() = 'OrderPerson']`](http://stackoverflow.com/a/123005/358679) — Wrikken, Jul 04 '12 at 18:32
Wildcards for the namespace is an XPath 2.0 feature. If you want to match on the `local-name()` and ignore the namespace, use @dash1e answer — Mads Hansen, Jul 04 '12 at 20:04

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 04 '12 at 19:38

4

You can try this expression

/*[local-name()='OrderPerson']/OrderUser/

answered Jul 04 '12 at 19:38

dash1e

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 04 '12 at 18:27

-1

Your xpath query has not a valid syntax try with /OrderPerson/OrderUser/*

answered Jul 04 '12 at 18:27

Pooya

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