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How to alternate XML Elements during XML serialization in C#?

I have an XSD schema that has been given to us by a data provider. I cannot modify it. I generated the classes using the XSD.exe command line tool. For everything it works perfectly, I can create my objects in C#, serialize it in XML and validate it against the XSD.
I have a problem with a small portion of it. The expected output is:
<Physical>
<Class>P</Class>
<Capacity>14</Capacity>
<Class>J</Class>
<Capacity>64</Capacity>
<Class>W</Class>
<Capacity>1</Capacity>
<Class>Y</Class>
<Capacity>2</Capacity>
</Physical>
<Saleable Protected="true">
<Class>P</Class>
<Capacity>14</Capacity>
<Class>J</Class>
<Capacity>64</Capacity>
<Class>W</Class>
<Capacity>1</Capacity>
<Class>Y</Class>
<Capacity>2</Capacity>
</Saleable>
As you can see, the child elements of Physical and Sealable alternate (i.e. Class, then Capacity, then Class, then Capacity, etc.).
This is the code of the class that was generated by XSD.exe:
public partial class ClassA
{
private string[] classField;
private Integerctype[] capacityField;
/// <remarks/>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute("Class", DataType = "token")]
public string[] Class
{
get
{
return this.classField;
}
set
{
this.classField = value;
}
}
/// <remarks/>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute("Capacity", IsNullable = true)]
public Integerctype[] Capacity
{
get
{
return this.capacityField;
}
set
{
this.capacityField = value;
}
}
}
And the output I receive after the serialization:
<Physical>
<Class>P</Class>
<Class>J</Class>
<Class>W</Class>
<Class>Y</Class>
<Capacity>14</Capacity>
<Capacity>64</Capacity>
<Capacity>1</Capacity>
<Capacity>2</Capacity>
</Physical>
<Saleable>
<Class>P</Class>
<Class>J</Class>
<Class>W</Class>
<Class>Y</Class>
<Capacity>14</Capacity>
<Capacity>64</Capacity>
<Capacity>1</Capacity>
<Capacity>2</Capacity>
</Saleable>
As you can see, we lost the alternation between Class and Capacity...
I tried to use the Order property of the XmlElementAttribute: the Class property was decorated with Order = 1, and the Capacity property was decorated with Order = 2, but it did not help. Example:
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute("Class", DataType = "token", Order = 1)]
public string[] Class
During the validation, with or without the Order property, I receive errors as follow:
The element 'Physical' in namespace 'xxx' has invalid child element
'Class' in namespace 'xxx'. List of possible elements expected:
'Capacity' in namespace 'xxx'.
Finally, here is the portion of the XSD:
<xsd:element name="ClassA" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:complexType>
<xsd:all>
<xsd:element name="Physical" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>True, physical class A configuration</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:complexType>
<xsd:sequence minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xsd:element name="Class" type="CabinClass.type" />
<xsd:element name="Capacity" type="Integer.ctype" nillable="true" />
</xsd:sequence>
<xsd:attributeGroup ref="Array.attgroup" />
</xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>
<xsd:element name="Saleable" minOccurs="0">
<xsd:annotation>
<xsd:documentation>Class A configuration for sales purposes</xsd:documentation>
</xsd:annotation>
<xsd:complexType>
<xsd:sequence minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xsd:element name="Class" type="CabinClass.type" />
<xsd:element name="Capacity" type="Integer.ctype" nillable="true" />
</xsd:sequence>
<xsd:attributeGroup ref="Array.attgroup" />
</xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>
</xsd:all>
<xsd:attributeGroup ref="Container.attgroup" />
</xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>
My guess is that it is related to the presence of xsd:sequence. But as I said, I do not want to modify the XSD as it is provided by a data provider and we must ensure that the XML we generate is fully compatible.
Any idea how can I solve this problem?

Simplified code could be this:
public class Physical
{
[XmlElement("Capacity", typeof(int))]
[XmlElement("Class", typeof(string))]
public object[] Items { get; set; }
}
This will ensure correct deserialization and give the serialization of the elements in the order in which they are placed in the array.
A working version might look like this:
public class Physical
{
[EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
[XmlElement("Capacity", typeof(int))]
[XmlElement("Class", typeof(string))]
public object[] Items
{
get
{
object[] items = new object[Class.Length * 2];
for (int i = 0; i < items.Length; i += 2)
{
items[i] = Class[i / 2];
items[i + 1] = Capacity[i / 2];
}
return items;
}
set
{
Class = new string[value.Length / 2];
Capacity = new int[value.Length / 2];
for (int i = 0; i < value.Length; i += 2)
{
Class[i / 2] = (string)value[i];
Capacity[i / 2] = (int)value[i + 1];
}
}
}
[XmlIgnore]
public string[] Class { get; set; }
[XmlIgnore]
public int[] Capacity { get; set; }
}
Change int to Integerctype, add DataType parameter.
Similarly, change the second class.

Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1 on valid in memory xml

I have a very valid XMl string in memory downloaded from an OGC complaint web feature service.
When I use the following code to create am XmlTextReader to parse to my parser,
using (var sr = new StringReader(schemaString))
{
using (var reader = new XmlTextReader(sr))
{
try
{
schema = new GML2Parser().GetClassDefinition(reader, schema);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
error = ex.Message;
}
}
}
I get an exception indicating Data at rool level is invalid. If I save this string to a local file say feature_desc.xsd the use File.ReadAllText and call the aforementioned routine, I run into a similar problem.
However, if I use XmlReader.Create(feature_desc.xsd), my parser does not throw an exception when it starts traversing the XML nodes. This is a method that summarizes these actions;
private void ParseFeatureDescription(DataTableInfo schema, string featureDescription, string featureFileName, string featureName)
{
var schemaLocation = string.Empty;
if (featureFileName != null)
{
XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.LoadXml(featureDescription);
schemaLocation = infrut.Utilities.CreateTempFilePath(featureFileName, FileExtension.xsd, false);
doc.Save(schemaLocation);
}
var error = DeserializeTableSchema(schema, featureDescription, featureName);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(error))
{
var fromFileFeatureDesc = File.ReadAllText(schemaLocation);
if (featureDescription == fromFileFeatureDesc){}
error = DeserializeTableSchema(schema, fromFileFeatureDesc, featureName);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(error))
{
// last resort
var reader = XmlReader.Create(schemaLocation);
schema = new GML2Parser().GetClassDefinition(reader, schema);
if (schema.Columns.Count == 0)
{
// trouble
ActionResponse.LogError("Error parsing description of " + featureName + ". Inner exception is \r\n" + error
+ " " + " for content \r\n" + fromFileFeatureDesc, "WFS Worker");
}
}
}
}
In memory representation of the string is:
"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\r\n<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\" xmlns:ems=\"http://www.emssatcom.com\" xmlns:gml=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\" elementFormDefault=\"qualified\" targetNamespace=\"http://www.emssatcom.com\">\r\n <xsd:import namespace=\"http://www.opengis.net/gml\" schemaLocation=\"http://10.25.131.62:8091/geoserver/schemas/gml/2.1.2/feature.xsd\" />\r\n <xsd:complexType name=\"asmcc_srr_viewType\">\r\n <xsd:complexContent>\r\n <xsd:extension base=\"gml:AbstractFeatureType\">\r\n <xsd:sequence>\r\n <xsd:element maxOccurs=\"1\" minOccurs=\"0\" name=\"gid\" nillable=\"true\" type=\"xsd:int\" />\r\n <xsd:element maxOccurs=\"1\" minOccurs=\"0\" name=\"srr_name\" nillable=\"true\" type=\"xsd:string\" />\r\n <xsd:element maxOccurs=\"1\" minOccurs=\"0\" name=\"the_geom\" nillable=\"true\" type=\"gml:PolygonPropertyType\" />\r\n </xsd:sequence>\r\n </xsd:extension>\r\n </xsd:complexContent>\r\n </xsd:complexType>\r\n <xsd:element name=\"asmcc_srr_view\" substitutionGroup=\"gml:_Feature\" type=\"ems:asmcc_srr_viewType\" />\r\n</xsd:schema>"
and persisted file is:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:ems="http://www.emssatcom.com" xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml" elementFormDefault="qualified" targetNamespace="http://www.emssatcom.com">
<xsd:import namespace="http://www.opengis.net/gml" schemaLocation="http://10.25.131.62:8091/geoserver/schemas/gml/2.1.2/feature.xsd" />
<xsd:complexType name="asmcc_srr_viewType">
<xsd:complexContent>
<xsd:extension base="gml:AbstractFeatureType">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0" name="gid" nillable="true" type="xsd:int" />
<xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0" name="srr_name" nillable="true" type="xsd:string" />
<xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0" name="the_geom" nillable="true" type="gml:PolygonPropertyType" />
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:extension>
</xsd:complexContent>
</xsd:complexType>
<xsd:element name="asmcc_srr_view" substitutionGroup="gml:_Feature" type="ems:asmcc_srr_viewType" />
</xsd:schema>
Any one run into this?

Wild guess here: sometimes I get this error (line 1 col 1) in different applications because they stored in UTF-8 encoding and they have byte order mark at the very beginning of the text/file.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte_order_mark
Try to read file as ANSI string, not unicode

unit testing xsd

I have been tasked with finding out why a program passes an XML unit test when the attributes in the xsd portion do not match the values in the unit test. The problem is I know next to nothing about XML or xsd. I have read up on it in various places but nohing has helped me understand why the test is failing.
It seems that before I can figure out why it's not working, I need to understand what is happening in the method doing the unit testing. I think I grasp most of it, but there is a portion that I'm not sure I understand. This portion also deals with the xsd.
Here is my xsd:
public static class Constants
{
public const string Xsd = #"
<xs:schema elementFormDefault=""qualified"" xmlns:xs=""http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"">
<xs:element name=""Datas"">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name=""Data"">
<xs:attributeGroup ref=""allocData""/>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:attributeGroup id=""allocData"">
<xs:attribute name=""Site"" type=""string""/>
<xs:attribute name=""MonthNum"" type=""string""/>
<xs:attribute name=""Department"" type=""string""/>
<xs:attribute name=""Numerator"" type=""float""/>
<xs:attribute name=""Data_Indicator"" type=""string""/>
<xs:attribute name=""Industry_Benchmark"" type=""int""/>
<xs:attribute name=""OSHA_Benchmark"" type=""int""/>
<!--xs:attribute name=""Comments"" type=""string""/-->
<xs:attribute name=""Executive_Comments"" type=""string""/>
<xs:attribute name=""Fleet_Executive_Comments"" type=""string""/>
</xs:attributeGroup>
</xs:schema>";
and here is the method for my unit test:
public void XMLTest()
{
List<DataResults> ListOfResults = new List<DataResults>();
DataResults r1 = new DataResults();
DataResults r2 = new DataResults();
HarvesterHandle testData = new HarvesterHandle();
r1.Site = "Springfield Site";
r1.Department = "Freak";
r1.MonthNum = "8";
r1.Numerator = 65807;
r1.Data_Indicator = "A12";
// r1.Comments = "Hello, World";
r1.Industry_Benchmark = 23;
r1.OSHA_Benchmark = 2;
r1.ExecutiveComments = "It costs HOW MUCH?";
r1.FleetExecComments = "No you can't have a new car";
r2.Site = "Joplin Site";
r2.Department = "Rock";
r2.MonthNum = "12";
r2.Numerator = 65625;
r2.Data_Indicator = "Ou812";
r2.Industry_Benchmark = 523;
r2.OSHA_Benchmark = 2456;
// r2.Comments = "GoodBye, World!";
r2.ExecutiveComments = "Cut it!";
r2.FleetExecComments = "It only has 250,000 miles";
ListOfResults.Add(r1);
ListOfResults.Add(r2);
var test = testData.XMLTest(ListOfResults);
var xmlDoc = XDocument.Parse(test.ToString());
XmlSchemaSet set = new XmlSchemaSet();
set.Add(XmlSchema.Read(XElement.Parse(Constants.Xsd).CreateReader(), (o, e) => { })); bool valid = true;
xmlDoc.Validate(set, (o, e) =>
{
valid = false;
});
Assert.IsTrue(valid);
var element = test.Descendants("Data").FirstOrDefault(x => x.Attribute("Site").Value.Equals(r1.Site));
Assert.IsNotNull(element);
Assert.AreEqual(r1.Site, element.Attribute("Site").Value);
Assert.AreEqual(r1.Department, element.Attribute("Department").Value);
Assert.AreEqual(r1.MonthNum.ToString(), element.Attribute("MonthNum").Value);
Assert.AreEqual(r1.Numerator.ToString(), element.Attribute("Numerator").Value);
Assert.AreEqual(r1.Data_Indicator, element.Attribute("Data_Indicator").Value);
Assert.AreEqual(r1.Industry_Benchmark.ToString(), element.Attribute("Industry_Benchmark").Value);
Assert.AreEqual(r1.OSHA_Benchmark.ToString(), element.Attribute("OSHA_Benchmark").Value);
// Assert.AreEqual(r1.Comments.ToString(), element.Attribute(
// "Comments").Value);
Assert.AreEqual(r1.ExecutiveComments.ToString(), element.Attribute("Executive_Comments").Value);
Assert.AreEqual(r1.FleetExecComments.ToString(), element.Attribute("Fleet_Executive_Comments").Value);
element = test.Descendants("Data").FirstOrDefault(x => x.Attribute("Site").Value.Equals(r2.Site));
Assert.IsNotNull(element);
Assert.AreEqual(r2.Site, element.Attribute("Site").Value);
Assert.AreEqual(r2.Department, element.Attribute("Department").Value);
Assert.AreEqual(r2.MonthNum.ToString(), element.Attribute("MonthNum").Value);
Assert.AreEqual(r2.Numerator.ToString(), element.Attribute("Numerator").Value);
Assert.AreEqual(r2.Data_Indicator, element.Attribute("Data_Indicator").Value);
Assert.AreEqual(r2.Industry_Benchmark.ToString(), element.Attribute("Industry_Benchmark").Value);
Assert.AreEqual(r2.OSHA_Benchmark.ToString(), element.Attribute("OSHA_Benchmark").Value);
// Assert.AreEqual(r2.Comments.ToString(), element.Attribute(
// "Comments").Value);
Assert.AreEqual(r2.ExecutiveComments.ToString(), element.Attribute(Executive_Comments").Value);
Assert.AreEqual(r2.FleetExecComments.ToString(), element.Attribute("Fleet_Executive_Comments").Value);
}
the part that appear to be dealing with the xsd is this:
XmlSchemaSet set = new XmlSchemaSet();
set.Add(XmlSchema.Read(XElement.Parse(Constants.Xsd).CreateReader(), (o, e) => { })); bool valid = true;
xmlDoc.Validate(set, (o, e) =>
{
valid = false;
});
Assert.IsTrue(valid);
The problem is if the attribute data types in the xsd do not match the actual data, the test still passes. For instance, if any of the string attributes (MonthNum, Site, etc) are changed to float, the test still passes. Also, if the .xsd element names Datas and Data are changed to something like Fred and Ethyl, the test still passes.
I am assuming that whatever the xsd portion of the code in the xml unit test method is doing, it is not checking for correct datatypes or element names
per request, here is my xml:
public const string XSLT = #"
<xsl:stylesheet version=""1.0"" xmlns:xsl=""http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"">
<xsl:output method=""text"" encoding=""us-ascii"" />
<xsl:template match=""/"">Site, MonthNum, Department, Numerator, Denominator, Data_Indicator, Industry_Benchmark, OSHA_Benchmark, <!--Comments--> Executive_Comments, Fleet_Executive_Comments,
<xsl:for-each select=""Datas/Data"">
<xsl:text>'</xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select=""#site""/>
<xsl:text>','</xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select=""#monthNum""/>
<xsl:text>','</xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select=""#Department""/>
<xsl:text>','</xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select=""#numerator""/>
<xsl:text>','</xsl:text>,
<xsl:value-of select=""Industry_Benchmark""/>
<xsl:text>'</xsl:text>,
<xsl:value-of select=""OSHA_Benchmark""/>
<xsl:text>'</xsl:text>,
<!--xsl:value-of select=""Comments""/-->
<!--xsl:text>'</xsl:text-->,
<xsl:value-of select=""Executive_Comments""/>
<xsl:text>'</xsl:text>,
<xsl:value-of select=""Fleet_Executive_Comments""/>
<xsl:text>'</xsl:text>,
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>";
}
}
edit: This is the XML generated when running the test:
<Data>
<Data Site="Springfield Site" MonthNum="8" Department="Freak" Numerator="65807" Data_Indicator="A12" Industry_Benchmark="23" OSHA_Benchmark="2" Executive_Comments="It costs HOW MUCH?" Fleet_Executive_Comments="No you can't have a new car" />
<Data Site="Joplin Site" MonthNum="12" Department="Rock" Numerator="65625" Data_Indicator="Ou812" Industry_Benchmark="523" OSHA_Benchmark="2456" Executive_Comments="Cut it!" Fleet_Executive_Comments="It only has 250,000 miles" />
</Data>

It appears that the problem was that the xsd was not correct. It was written as:
<xs:attribute name=""Site"" type=""string""/>
when it should have been written as
<xs:attribute name=""Site"" type=""xs:string""/>

C# Web Service client cast error

I am trying to consume a Java web service but get an exception System.InvalidCastException: Cannot assign object of type ValueArrayType to an object of type ValueArrayType[]
I am consuming a third party service so cannot change the service and have been informed that they can consume the service ok with php and java.
Value Array type is complex type
<xsd:complexType name="ValueArrayType">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element name="ValueName" type="xsd:string"/>
<xsd:element name="ValueType" type="xsd:string"/>
<xsd:element name="ValueValue" type="xsd:string"/>
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>
It is an element in the response DetailsType that can have several occurrences as it has max = unbound and is wrapped by a sequence attribute.
<xsd:complexType name="DetailsType">
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element name="Id" type="xsd:int"/>
<xsd:element name="MobileName" type="xsd:string"/>
<xsd:element name="ValueArray" type="tns:ValueArrayType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>
I have tried wsdll.exe and svrcutil.exe to try and generate client code.
the ValueArrayType is defined in the generated code as an array.
public ValueArrayType[] ValueArray
{
get
{
return this.valueArrayField;
}
set
{
this.valueArrayField = value;
}
}
an example of the data coming back is.
....
<Details xsi:type="tns:DetailsType">
<Id xsi:type="xsd:int">9999</Id>
<ValueArray xsi:type="tns:ValueArrayType">
<ValueName xsi:type="xsd:string">Count</ValueName>
<ValueType xsi:type="xsd:string">numeric</ValueType>
<ValueValue xsi:type="xsd:string">11</ValueValue>
</ValueArray>
<ValueArray xsi:type="tns:ValueArrayType">
<ValueName xsi:type="xsd:string">Start</ValueName>
<ValueType xsi:type="xsd:string">numeric</ValueType>
<ValueValue xsi:type="xsd:string">31</ValueValue>
</ValueArray>
<ValueArray xsi:type="tns:ValueArrayType">
<ValueName xsi:type="xsd:string">A1</ValueName>
<ValueType xsi:type="xsd:string">numeric</ValueType>
<ValueValue xsi:type="xsd:string">23</ValueValue>
</ValueArray>
<ValueArray xsi:type="tns:ValueArrayType">
<ValueName xsi:type="xsd:string">A2</ValueName>
<ValueType xsi:type="xsd:string">numeric</ValueType>
<ValueValue xsi:type="xsd:string">0</ValueValue>
</ValueArray>
<ValueArray xsi:type="tns:ValueArrayType">
<ValueName xsi:type="xsd:string">X1</ValueName>
<ValueType xsi:type="xsd:string">numeric</ValueType>
<ValueValue xsi:type="xsd:string">0</ValueValue>
</ValueArray>
.....
If I change the client code to public ValueArrayType ValueArray
instead of an array then the client works but only gets the first ValueArray returned.
Have tried suggestions from http://blogs.msdn.com/b/netcfteam/archive/2007/02/01/why-your-netcf-apps-fail-to-call-some-web-services.aspx.
Update
I have generated a WCF Service with the proxyclass generated from scvutil.
When I consume and check the xml with WCFTestCLient.exe.
An Array type is sent back as
<ValueArray>
<ValueArrayType>
<ValueName>a</ValueName>
<ValueType>string</ValueType>
<ValueValue>1</ValueValue>
</ValueArrayType>
<ValueArrayType>
<ValueName>a</ValueName>
<ValueType>string</ValueType>
<ValueValue>2</ValueValue>
</ValueArrayType>
</ValueArray>
I assume either the data being sent does not match the WSDL or there is a bug in the C# scvutil, or System.ServiceModel.

Try to specify your element type inside the generated code
[XmlElement(ElementName = "ValueArray", Type = typeof(ValueArrayType), Namespace = "YourSchemaNamespace")]
public ValueArrayType[] ValueArray
{
get
{
return this.valueArrayField;
}
set
{
this.valueArrayField = value;
}
}
More information is available at MSDN

The problem is caused by incorrect xsi:type values that mislead WCF deserialization (described here).
The workaround is to use OperationFormatUse.Literal instead of OperationFormatUse.Encoded on all operations.

Can you try something like this ?
JavaServecie js= new JavaService();
js.ValueArrayType arr= js.GetValues(.....
if the class is public.

The Attribute of "ref" for XML Schema For C# Parse

Good day.
I got a problem about the attribute of "ref" for my XSD file.
My code :
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Schema;
class XmlSchemaTraverseExample
{
static void Main()
{
// Add the customer schema to a new XmlSchemaSet and compile it.
// Any schema validation warnings and errors encountered reading or
// compiling the schema are handled by the ValidationEventHandler delegate.
XmlSchemaSet schemaSet = new XmlSchemaSet();
schemaSet.ValidationEventHandler += new ValidationEventHandler(ValidationCallback);
schemaSet.Add("http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema", "recipe.xsd");
schemaSet.Compile();
// Retrieve the compiled XmlSchema object from the XmlSchemaSet
// by iterating over the Schemas property.
XmlSchema customerSchema = null;
foreach (XmlSchema schema in schemaSet.Schemas())
{
customerSchema = schema;
}
// Iterate over each XmlSchemaElement in the Values collection
// of the Elements property.
foreach (XmlSchemaElement element in customerSchema.Elements.Values)
{
Console.WriteLine("Element: {0}", element.Name);
// Get the complex type of the Customer element.
XmlSchemaComplexType complexType = element.ElementSchemaType as XmlSchemaComplexType;
// If the complex type has any attributes, get an enumerator
// and write each attribute name to the console.
if (complexType.AttributeUses.Count > 0)
{
IDictionaryEnumerator enumerator =
complexType.AttributeUses.GetEnumerator();
while (enumerator.MoveNext())
{
XmlSchemaAttribute attribute =
(XmlSchemaAttribute)enumerator.Value;
Console.WriteLine("Attribute: {0}", attribute.Name);
}
}
// Get the sequence particle of the complex type.
XmlSchemaSequence sequence = complexType.ContentTypeParticle as XmlSchemaSequence;
// Iterate over each XmlSchemaElement in the Items collection.
foreach (XmlSchemaElement childElement in sequence.Items)
{
Console.WriteLine("Element: {0}, {1}, {2}", childElement.RefName, childElement.MinOccurs, childElement.MaxOccurs);
}
}
}
static void ValidationCallback(object sender, ValidationEventArgs args)
{
if (args.Severity == XmlSeverityType.Warning)
Console.Write("WARNING: ");
else if (args.Severity == XmlSeverityType.Error)
Console.Write("ERROR: ");
Console.WriteLine(args.Message);
}
}
my XSD file
<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<xsd:element name="Recipe">
<xsd:complexType>
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element ref="DocumentInfo" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" />
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>
<!-- Element of DocumentInfo -->
<xsd:element name="DocumentInfo">
<xsd:complexType>
<xsd:attribute name="Name" type="xsd:string" />
<xsd:attribute name="Description" type="xsd:string" />
<xsd:attribute name="Creator" type="xsd:string" />
<xsd:attribute name="CreateTime" type="xsd:string" />
<xsd:attribute name="Revisor" type="xsd:string" />
<xsd:attribute name="ReviseTime" type="xsd:string" />
<xsd:attribute name="Version" type="xsd:string" />
<xsd:attribute name="Frozen" type="xsd:boolean" />
<xsd:attribute name="ASCSVersion" type="xsd:string" use="optional"/>
</xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>
</xsd:schema>
Now when i got the output below:
Element: Recipe
Element: http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema:DocumentInfo, 1, 1
Element: http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema:Prerequisite, 1, 1
Element: http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema:Headers, 0, 1
Element: http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema:Steps, 1, 1
How to remove the prefix of "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" ?
I can only take use of the Attribute of "childElement.RefName", I can't find "childElement.Ref".
DEV IDE: VS2005. .NET 2.0.
Thanks in advance here.
BR!
Nano

You can either use childElement.Name or childElement.QualifiedName.Name
XmlSchemaElement.Name
XmlSchemaElement.QualifiedName