MetaData Class

.NET Framework (current version)

Provides methods that allow you to work with XML schema.

Namespace: System.Runtime.Remoting.MetadataServices
Assembly: System.Runtime.Remoting (in System.Runtime.Remoting.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
System.Runtime.Remoting.MetadataServices::MetaData

Syntax

C++

public ref class MetaData

Constructors

	Name	Description
	MetaData()	Creates an instance of MetaData.

Methods

	Name	Description
	ConvertCodeSourceFileToAssemblyFile(String^, String^, String^)	Compiles a specified code source file into a runtime assembly file.
	ConvertCodeSourceStreamToAssemblyFile(ArrayList^, String^, String^)	Compiles specified code source streams into a run-time assembly file.
	ConvertSchemaStreamToCodeSourceStream(Boolean, String^, Stream^, ArrayList^)	Converts the specified schema definition into C# proxy source code.
	ConvertSchemaStreamToCodeSourceStream(Boolean, String^, Stream^, ArrayList^, String^)	Converts the specified schema definition into C# proxy source code for a remote object that is located at the specified URL.
	ConvertSchemaStreamToCodeSourceStream(Boolean, String^, Stream^, ArrayList^, String^, String^)	Converts the specified schema definition into C# proxy source code for a remote object that is located at the specified URL and in the provided class namespace.
	ConvertTypesToSchemaToFile(array<ServiceType^>^, SdlType, String^)	Converts the specified service types to XML schema, and writes it to a file that is specified by name.
	ConvertTypesToSchemaToFile(array<Type^>^, SdlType, String^)	Converts the specified object types to XML schema, and writes it to a file that is specified by name.
	ConvertTypesToSchemaToStream(array<ServiceType^>^, SdlType, Stream^)	Converts the specified service types to XML schema, and writes it to a specified stream.
	ConvertTypesToSchemaToStream(array<Type^>^, SdlType, Stream^)	Converts the specified object types to XML schema, and writes it to a specified stream.
	Equals(Object^)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.(Inherited from Object.)
	RetrieveSchemaFromUrlToFile(String^, String^)	Downloads the XML schema from a URL, and writes it to the specified file.
	RetrieveSchemaFromUrlToStream(String^, Stream^)	Downloads the XML schema from a URL, and writes it to the specified stream.
	SaveStreamToFile(Stream^, String^)	Saves the input stream to a file with the specified name.
	ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

The MetaData class provides methods that allow you to generate Web Services Description Language (WSDL) from type information, convert an XML Schema into a code stream, and compile the code stream into an assembly. This functionality is also present in the Soapsuds Tool (Soapsuds.exe).

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1

Thread Safety

Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.