E4X XML creation and xmlns in nested elements: help request

[jts2077]

I am trying to create a large nested XML object using E4X methods. The problem is the, the XML I am trying to create can only have xmlns set at the top 2 element levels. Such as:

<store
    xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog">
<product sku="10050-1653" xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog">
    <sku>10050-1653</sku>
    <name xml:lang="x-default">shop's Foie Gras</name>
    <online>1</online>
    <manufacturer>
        <manufacturer-name>shop's</manufacturer-name>
    </manufacturer>
    <product-list-prices>
        <product-list-price currency="USD">95</product-list-price>
    </product-list-prices>
    <variations>
     <mastered-products>
            <mastered-product default="1" sku="10050-1652"/>
            <mastered-product sku="10050-1653"/>
        </mastered-products>
        <variation-attributes>
            <variation-attribute name="Size">
                <custom-attributes>
                    <custom-attribute name="displayName" type="string" xml:lang="x-default">Size</custom-attribute>
                </custom-attributes>
            </variation-attribute>
        </variation-attributes>
    </variations>
    <custom-attributes>
        <custom-attribute name="Item_Ship_Weight" type="double" xml:lang="x-default">1.25</custom-attribute>
        <custom-attribute name="Size" type="string" xml:lang="x-default"> 14 oz. no tin</custom-attribute>
    </custom-attributes>
</product>
</store>

That is what the output XML should look like

This is what my ouput looks like

<store xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog">
    <product sku="1110001" xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog">
        <sku>1110001</sku>
    <ProductName>shop's Special Blend Coffee</ProductName>
<long-description>Our TESTING house blend and our customers favorite. Full-bodied, flavorful - a perfect all around blend.</long-description>
   <online>1</online>
<manufacturer>
<manufacturer-name>shops</manufacturer-name>
</manufacturer>
<product-list-prices>
<Amount>6.98</Amount>
<product-list-price currency="USD"/>
</product-list-prices>
<custom-attributes xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog">
<custom-attribute name="PID_VALUE_ManufacturerID@global" type="string" xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog">60100</custom-attribute>
<custom-attribute name="LegacyItemNumber" type="string" xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog">60100</custom-attribute>
<custom-attribute name="InStoreOnly" type="string" xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog">N</custom-attribute>
<custom-attribute type="string" name="Grind" xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog"/>
<custom-attribute name="HTMLDescription" type="html" xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog">Our TESTING house blend and our customers favorite. Full-bodied, flavorful - a perfect all around blend.</custom-attribute>
</custom-attributes>
<variations xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog">
<variation-attributes xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog">
<variation-attribute xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog">
<custom-attributes>
<custom-attribute name="displayName" string="string">Grind</custom-attribute>
</custom-attributes>
</variation-attribute>
 </variation-attributes>
<mastered-products xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog">
 <mastered-product sku="1110001-001" xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog"/>
       <mastered-product sku="1110001-002" xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog"/>
      <mastered-product sku="1110001-003" xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog"/>
        <mastered-product sku="1110001-004" xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog"/>
        <mastered-product sku="1110001-005" xmlns="http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog"/>
      </mastered-products>
    </variations>
</product>
</store>

Now forget that some of these values don't 100% map up, the real problem I am having is with the xmlns. I do not want it set at the levels it is being set at, I only want it set for the top 2 levels. The main store element and the product elements under it.

What I can tell is that in my code I am creating new xml elements to deal with the custom-attributes because it is a list and I do not know any other way to do it. It seems when ever I create new XML instead of build off of the main XML I get the NS set.

So my questions are:

1. How do I build multiple levels deep of lists in another way than I have done in my code? (see the :

var customAttributesXML = <custom-attributes></custom-attributes>;
and the variations section below it, which is nest 3 times.
section of the code)

2. Is there a way to "unset" the xmlns for particular elements of the XML.

This is all in the Rhino JS engine.

My code is below:

var finalDWCatalogXML;
    var productArrayList = new java.util.ArrayList();
 
    // pull the itemData out of the WIRXML for looping
    var defaultNS = new Namespace('http://www.store.com/xml/1.1.0.0/impex/catalog');
    default xml namespace = defaultNS;
 
    // start the DW catalog XML
    finalDWCatalogXML = new XML('<store></store>');
 
    // Traverse the WIRXML item data
    for(i in WIRItemData)
    {
        item = new XML(WIRItemData[i]);
        productXMLHash = getProductAttributes(item);
finalDWCatalogXML.appendChild(productXMLHash.get("masterProductXML"));
 
    } // close i WIRItemData loop
 
    print("finalDWCatalogXML = " + finalDWCatalogXML.toString());
 
    var exportString = finalDWCatalogXML.toString();
 
    return PIPELET_NEXT;
 
 
 
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
function getProductAttributes(inXML)
{
    var finalOutputHash;
    var productOutputXML = <product></product>;
 
    // sku
    if(inXML.@itemCode != "")
    {
        productOutputXML.@sku = inXML.@itemCode;
        productOutputXML.sku = inXML.@itemCode;
    }
 
    // name
    if(inXML.ProductName != "")
    {
        productOutputXML['name'] = inXML.ProductName;
    }
 
    // long-description
    if(inXML.InfoText.toString() != "")
    {
        productOutputXML['long-description'] = inXML.InfoText.toString();
    }
 
    if(inXML.@isTaxable != "")
    {
        if(inXML.@isTaxable == "True")
            productOutputXML['tax-class'].@id = "FullTax";
        else
            productOutputXML['tax-class'].@id = "NoTax";
    }
 
    if(inXML.AttributeData.Attribute.(@name == "Brand").toString() != "")
    {
        productOutputXML.brand = inXML.AttributeData.Attribute.(@name == "Brand").toString();
        productOutputXML.manufacturer['manufacturer-name'] = inXML.AttributeData.Attribute.(@name == "Brand").toString();
    }
 
 
    if(inXML.PriceData.Price.Amount != "")
    {
        productOutputXML['product-list-prices']['product-list-price'] = inXML.PriceData.Price.Amount;
        productOutputXML['product-list-prices']['product-list-price'].@currency = "USD";
    }
 
    // custom attributes
    var customAttributesXML = <custom-attributes></custom-attributes>;
 
    if(inXML.AttributeData.Attribute.(@name == "Legacy Product ID").toString() != "")
    {
        customAttributesXML['custom-attribute'] += <custom-attribute name="PID_VALUE_ManufacturerID@global" type="string">{inXML.AttributeData.Attribute.(@name == "Legacy Product ID").toString()}</custom-attribute>;
    }
...
 
    if(inXML.AttributeData.Attribute.(@name == "Regular Price").toString() != "")
    {
        customAttributesXML['custom-attribute'] += <custom-attribute name="RegularPrice" type="double">{inXML.AttributeData.Attribute.(@name == "Regular Price").toString()}</custom-attribute>;
    }
 
 
    var variationsXML = <variations></variations>;
    var variationAttributesXML = <variation-attributes></variation-attributes>;
    var variationCustomAttributesXML = <custom-attributes></custom-attributes>;
 
    for(j in inXML.DimensionData.Dimension)
    {
        dimensionXML = inXML.DimensionData.Dimension[j];
 
        variationAttributesXML['variation-attribute'] += <variation-attribute><custom-attributes><custom-attribute name = "displayName" string = "string">{[e-mail]()}</custom-attribute></custom-attributes></variation-attribute>
    }
 
    variationsXML.appendChild(variationAttributesXML);
 
    var masteredProductsXML = <mastered-products></mastered-products>;
    var masteredProductXML;
 
    for(x in inXML.SubItem)
    {
        subItemXML = inXML.SubItem[x];
        masteredProductsXML['mastered-product'] += <mastered-product sku={subItemXML.@itemCode}></mastered-product>;
 
 
    }
 
 
    variationsXML.appendChild(masteredProductsXML);
    productOutputXML.appendChild(variationsXML);
    productOutputXML.appendChild(customAttributesXML);
    finalOutputHash    = new java.util.HashMap();
    finalOutputHash.put("masterProductXML" , productOutputXML);
 
    return finalOutputHash;
}