Efficient extensible markup language namespace parsing for editing

A method for efficiently managing XML namespaces associated with an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document, comprising:

• receiving an XML document;
• parsing the XML document for locating one or more XML tags applied to the document;
• parsing the one or more XML tags to determine a prefix and a namespace associated with the one or more XML tags;
• building a namespace table for as many different namespaces as are registered for the XML document, and mapping a prefix for each XML tag in the XML document to a namespace;
• building an XML output array whereby the output array provides an identification for each of the one or more XML tags, a namespace identification for each of the one or more XML tags, and a pointer to a namespace table for each of the one or more XML tags, the namespace table for pointing to a prefix-to-namespace relationship for each of the one or more XML tags;
• allowing modification of tags contained in the XML output array;
• and
• upon rewriting the parsed XML document to text after allowing modification of tags contained in the XML output array, utilizing the XML output array for ensuring that each XML tag in the written to text XML document is matched to a correct XML tag prefix.

A computer-readable medium on which is stored computer-executable instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method for efficiently managing XML namespaces associated with an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document, comprising:

• receiving an XML document;
• parsing the XML document for locating one or more XML tags applied to the document;
• parsing the one or more XML tags to determine a prefix and a namespace associated with the one or more XML tags;
• building a namespace table for mapping a prefix for each of the one or more XML tags to a namespace for each of the one or more XML tags;
• and
• building an XML output array whereby the output array provides an identification for each of the one or more XML tags, a namespace identification for each of the one or more XML tags, and a pointer to a namespace table for each of the one or more XML tags, the namespace table for pointing to a prefix-to-namespace relationship for each of the one or more XML tags.