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# shouldProcessNamespaces

A Boolean value that determines whether the parser reports the namespaces and qualified names of elements.

```
var shouldProcessNamespaces: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> if the parser reports namespace and qualified name, <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> otherwise.

The parser reports element names with the delegate methods [`parser(_:didStartElement:namespaceURI:qualifiedName:attributes:)`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLParserDelegate/parser(_:didStartElement:namespaceURI:qualifiedName:attributes:)) and [`parser(_:didEndElement:namespaceURI:qualifiedName:)`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLParserDelegate/parser(_:didEndElement:namespaceURI:qualifiedName:)).

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