XmlDocument::Validate Method (ValidationEventHandler, XmlNode)
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
public: void Validate( ValidationEventHandler^ validationEventHandler, XmlNode^ nodeToValidate )
Parameters
- validationEventHandler
- Type: System.Xml.Schema::ValidationEventHandler
The ValidationEventHandler object that receives information about schema validation warnings and errors.
- nodeToValidate
- Type: System.Xml::XmlNode
The XmlNode object created from an XmlDocument to validate.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | The XmlNode object parameter was not created from an XmlDocument. |
| InvalidOperationException | The XmlNode object parameter is not an element, attribute, document fragment, or the root node. |
| XmlSchemaValidationException | A schema validation event occurred and no ValidationEventHandler object was specified. |
The Validate method validates the XML data in the XmlNode object against the schemas contained in the Schemas property. The Validate method performs infoset augmentation. Specifically, after successful validation, schema defaults are applied, text values are converted to atomic values as necessary, and type information is associated with validated information items. The result is a previously un-typed XML sub-tree in the XmlDocument replaced with a typed sub-tree.
The following are important notes to consider when using the Validate method.
Schema location hints like xsi:schemaLocation or xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation are ignored.
Inline schemas are ignored.
If schema validation errors occur during validation the XmlDocument becomes partially validated with some nodes with correct type information and some without.
If the node to validate is the root node, the validation process includes checking for uniqueness and reference constraints (xs:ID, xs:IDREF, xs:key, xs:keyref, and xs:unique); otherwise, uniqueness and reference constraints are omitted.
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
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