# File rexml/element.rb, line 1177
  def namespaces
			namespaces = []
			each_attribute do |attribute|
				namespaces << attribute.value if attribute.prefix == 'xmlns' or attribute.name == 'xmlns'
			end
			if @element.document and @element.document.doc_type
				expn = @element.expanded_name
				expn = @element.document.doc_type.name if expn.size == 0
				@element.document.doc_type.attributes_of(expn).each {
					|attribute|
					namespaces << attribute.value if attribute.prefix == 'xmlns' or attribute.name == 'xmlns'
				}
			end
			namespaces
		end