Controlling the order of XML namepaces

Question

I\'m having a problem getting the \"xmlns\" to appear first in the root attribute list.

Im getting this:

Answer 1

Attribute ordering is NOT specified in the XML document, and shouldn't be relied upon. It may be worth looking at the spec

You'll find that if you read a XML document into a DOM, and write it out, regardless of the platform/library, you can't (and shouldn't) rely on the attribute ordering. It's a common misconception, btw!