# Valid XML xmlns?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/valid-xml-xmlns/228114>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 5, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/valid-xml-xmlns/228114 "2007-06-05T13:41:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![ven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ven](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ven)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/valid-xml-xmlns/228114/1 "2007-06-05T13:41:17Z")

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I got a xmlfile in a project where xmlns xmlns=“ns:uri”, is this valid xml?

It certainly messes up my e4x, and i cant “grab” the namespace to remove it, since it isnt formatted like all the other xmlns ive seen.