int colonIndex = stringValue.indexOf(':');
String localPrefix = stringValue.substring(0, colonIndex);
String localURI = null;
Stack uriStack = (Stack)getNamespaceMap().get(localPrefix);
if(uriStack != null && uriStack.size() > 0) {
localURI = (String)uriStack.peek();
}
if (localURI != null) {
String localName = stringValue.substring(colonIndex + 1, stringValue.length());
QName theQName = new QName(localURI, localName);