XmlSchema Class
An in-memory representation of an XML Schema as specified in the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) XML Schema Part 1: Structures and XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes specifications.
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
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Exceptions raised as a result of using the XmlSchema class, such as the XmlSchemaException class may contain sensitive information that should not be exposed in untrusted scenarios. For example, the SourceUri property of an XmlSchemaException returns the URI path to the schema file that caused the exception. The SourceUri property should not be exposed in untrusted scenarios. Exceptions should be properly handled so that this sensitive information is not exposed in untrusted scenarios. |
The following example creates a schema definition.
Option Explicit On Option Strict On Imports System Imports System.Xml Imports System.Xml.Schema Class XMLSchemaExamples Public Shared Sub Main() Dim schema As New XmlSchema() ' <xs:element name="cat" type="xs:string"/> Dim elementCat As New XmlSchemaElement() schema.Items.Add(elementCat) elementCat.Name = "cat" elementCat.SchemaTypeName = New XmlQualifiedName("string", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema") ' <xs:element name="dog" type="xs:string"/> Dim elementDog As New XmlSchemaElement() schema.Items.Add(elementDog) elementDog.Name = "dog" elementDog.SchemaTypeName = New XmlQualifiedName("string", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema") ' <xs:element name="redDog" substitutionGroup="dog" /> Dim elementRedDog As New XmlSchemaElement() schema.Items.Add(elementRedDog) elementRedDog.Name = "redDog" elementRedDog.SubstitutionGroup = New XmlQualifiedName("dog") ' <xs:element name="brownDog" substitutionGroup ="dog" /> Dim elementBrownDog As New XmlSchemaElement() schema.Items.Add(elementBrownDog) elementBrownDog.Name = "brownDog" elementBrownDog.SubstitutionGroup = New XmlQualifiedName("dog") ' <xs:element name="pets"> Dim elementPets As New XmlSchemaElement() schema.Items.Add(elementPets) elementPets.Name = "pets" ' <xs:complexType> Dim complexType As New XmlSchemaComplexType() elementPets.SchemaType = complexType ' <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"> Dim choice As New XmlSchemaChoice() complexType.Particle = choice choice.MinOccurs = 0 choice.MaxOccursString = "unbounded" ' <xs:element ref="cat"/> Dim catRef As New XmlSchemaElement() choice.Items.Add(catRef) catRef.RefName = New XmlQualifiedName("cat") ' <xs:element ref="dog"/> Dim dogRef As New XmlSchemaElement() choice.Items.Add(dogRef) dogRef.RefName = New XmlQualifiedName("dog") Dim schemaSet As New XmlSchemaSet() AddHandler schemaSet.ValidationEventHandler, AddressOf ValidationCallbackOne schemaSet.Add(schema) schemaSet.Compile() Dim compiledSchema As XmlSchema = Nothing For Each schema1 As XmlSchema In schemaSet.Schemas() compiledSchema = schema1 Next Dim nsmgr As New XmlNamespaceManager(New NameTable()) nsmgr.AddNamespace("xs", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema") compiledSchema.Write(Console.Out, nsmgr) End Sub 'Main Public Shared Sub ValidationCallbackOne(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As ValidationEventArgs) Console.WriteLine(args.Message) End Sub 'ValidationCallbackOne End Class 'XMLSchemaExamples
The following XML file is generated for the preceding code example.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="IBM437"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<xs:element name="cat" type="xs:string"/>
<xs:element name="dog" type="xs:string"/>
<xs:element name="redDog" type="xs:string" substitutionGroup="dog"/>
<xs:element name="brownDog" type="xs:string" substitutionGroup ="dog" />
<xs:element name="pets">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:element ref="cat"/>
<xs:element ref="dog"/>
</xs:choice>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:schema>
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