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Xpath with unknown namespace prefix

jschellSomeoneStoleMyAliasApr 21 2006 — edited Apr 23 2006

Given XML that looks like this

   <nnn:XXX>
     <mmm:YYY>value</mmm:YYY>
   </nnn:XXX>

And in the above the 'mmm' can vary but the 'YYY' doesn't.

Can one construct an XPath expression that explicity returns the node-set for the inner element block using 'YYY'?

I am not looking for a first node or indexed solution but rather one that explicitly uses 'YYY' and not 'mmm' in some way.

I tried several variations (guesses) using the function Contains but that did nothing but produce syntax errors.

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