XmlReaderSettings.ValidationFlags Property
Gets or sets a value indicating the schema validation settings. This setting applies to schema validating XmlReader objects (ValidationType property set to ValidationType.Schema).
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaValidationFlagsA set of XmlSchemaValidationFlags values. ProcessIdentityConstraints and AllowXmlAttributes are enabled by default. ProcessInlineSchema, ProcessSchemaLocation, and ReportValidationWarnings are disabled by default.
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The ProcessInlineSchema and ProcessSchemaLocation validation flags of an XmlReaderSettings object are not set by default. When these flags are set, the XmlResolver of the XmlReaderSettings object is used to resolve schema locations encountered in the instance document in the XmlReader. If the XmlResolver object is null, schema locations are not resolved even if the ProcessInlineSchema and ProcessSchemaLocation validation flags are set. Schemas added during validation add new types and can change the validation outcome of the document being validated. As a result, external schemas should only be resolved from trusted sources. Disabling the ProcessIdentityConstraints flag (enabled by default) is recommended when validating, untrusted, large XML documents in high availability scenarios against a schema with identity constraints over a large part of the document. |
The following example enables the ProcessInlineSchema setting.
using System; using System.Xml; using System.Xml.Schema; using System.IO; public class ValidXSD { public static void Main() { // Set the validation settings. XmlReaderSettings settings = new XmlReaderSettings(); settings.ValidationType = ValidationType.Schema; settings.ValidationFlags |= XmlSchemaValidationFlags.ProcessInlineSchema; settings.ValidationFlags |= XmlSchemaValidationFlags.ReportValidationWarnings; settings.ValidationEventHandler += new ValidationEventHandler (ValidationCallBack); // Create the XmlReader object. XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create("inlineSchema.xml", settings); // Parse the file. while (reader.Read()); } // Display any warnings or errors. private static void ValidationCallBack (object sender, ValidationEventArgs args) { if (args.Severity==XmlSeverityType.Warning) Console.WriteLine("\tWarning: Matching schema not found. No validation occurred." + args.Message); else Console.WriteLine("\tValidation error: " + args.Message); } }
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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