1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/xml/qname.hxx b/xml/qname.hxx
index 9aff532..dcb5c82 100644
--- a/xml/qname.hxx
+++ b/xml/qname.hxx
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ namespace xml
     std::string& name () {return name_;}
     std::string& prefix () {return prefix_;}
 
+    bool
+    empty () const {return name_.empty () && ns_.empty ();}
+
     // String representation in the [<namespace>#]<name> form.
     //
     std::string