Select namespaced elements in XPath without specifying the namespace. Every once in a while you need to get to an XML element that is tucked within some namespace or another, but you really are not in the mood to deal with namespaces. You really don’t want to mess with XmlNamespaceManager or its ilk; or maybe [...]

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Getting started Creating graphs with Adobe’s Flex 2 is a pretty simple task, just throw together some short XML and you’re done. But like most “easy” technologies things get a little more difficult when you want to do more advanced things like making sections of the graphs stand out or keeping multiple graphs in sync [...]

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Scalable Vector Graphics, or SVG, is an XML standard for vector graphics (of course). That means that it contains descriptions of shapes, such as rectangles, lines, circles, and text, in an XML format. SVG provides a robust definition language for drawings. The drawing at the right was a sample SVG drawing included in Jasc’s WebDraw. [...]

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