NSUtils (xml-utils API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.axiom.util.xml.NSUtils

```
public final class NSUtils
extends Object
```
Contains utility methods to work with XML namespaces.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static String`	`generatePrefix(String namespaceURI)`	Generate a namespace prefix for the given namespace URI.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - generatePrefix
```
public static String generatePrefix(String namespaceURI)
```
    Generate a namespace prefix for the given namespace URI. The generated prefix is based on a hash of the namespace URI. This implies that a given namespace URI is always mapped to the same prefix and that there is no guarantee that the generated prefixes are unique. However, the likelihood of a (accidental) collisions is very small.
    Using hash based prefixes has the advantage of reducing the number of entries created in the symbol table of the parser on the receiving side, assuming that the symbol table is reused to parse multiple documents (which is a common optimization).
    
    Parameters:
    
    namespaceURI - the namespace URI to generate a prefix for; must not be null
    
    Returns:
    
    the generated prefix