XmlSchemaAnnotation Class
Annotation is used to store extra information about the schema or its elements. These notes are specified for human consumption, xs:documentation, or by software, xs:appinfo.Annotation can be the first element of most Schema elements or anywhere under the schema element. Represents the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) annotation element.
For a list of all members of this type, see XmlSchemaAnnotation Members.
System.Object
System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaObject
System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaAnnotation
[Visual Basic] Public Class XmlSchemaAnnotation Inherits XmlSchemaObject [C#] public class XmlSchemaAnnotation : XmlSchemaObject [C++] public __gc class XmlSchemaAnnotation : public XmlSchemaObject [JScript] public class XmlSchemaAnnotation extends XmlSchemaObject
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.
Remarks
An annotation element can contain one or more XmlSchemaAppInfo instances (information for applications) and XmlSchemaDocumentation instances (comments or text for humans).
Example
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following example creates the annotation element.
[Visual Basic] Option Explicit Option Strict Imports System Imports System.Xml Imports System.Xml.Schema Class XMLSchemaExamples Public Shared Sub Main() Dim schema As New XmlSchema() ' <xs:simpleType name="northwestStates"> Dim simpleType As New XmlSchemaSimpleType() simpleType.Name = "northwestStates" schema.Items.Add(simpleType) ' <xs:annotation> Dim annNorthwestStates As New XmlSchemaAnnotation() simpleType.Annotation = annNorthwestStates ' <xs:documentation>States in the Pacific Northwest of US</xs:documentation> Dim docNorthwestStates As New XmlSchemaDocumentation() annNorthwestStates.Items.Add(docNorthwestStates) docNorthwestStates.Markup = TextToNodeArray("States in the Pacific Northwest of US") ' <xs:restriction base="xs:string"> Dim restriction As New XmlSchemaSimpleTypeRestriction() simpleType.Content = restriction restriction.BaseTypeName = New XmlQualifiedName("string", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema") ' <xs:enumeration value='WA'> Dim enumerationWA As New XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet() restriction.Facets.Add(enumerationWA) enumerationWA.Value = "WA" ' <xs:annotation> Dim annWA As New XmlSchemaAnnotation() enumerationWA.Annotation = annWA ' <xs:documentation>Washington</documentation> Dim docWA As New XmlSchemaDocumentation() annWA.Items.Add(docWA) docWA.Markup = TextToNodeArray("Washington") ' <xs:enumeration value='OR'> Dim enumerationOR As New XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet() restriction.Facets.Add(enumerationOR) enumerationOR.Value = "OR" ' <xs:annotation> Dim annOR As New XmlSchemaAnnotation() enumerationOR.Annotation = annOR ' <xs:documentation>Oregon</xs:documentation> Dim docOR As New XmlSchemaDocumentation() annOR.Items.Add(docOR) docOR.Markup = TextToNodeArray("Oregon") ' <xs:enumeration value='ID'> Dim enumerationID As New XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet() restriction.Facets.Add(enumerationID) enumerationID.Value = "ID" ' <xs:annotation> Dim annID As New XmlSchemaAnnotation() enumerationID.Annotation = annID ' <xs:documentation>Idaho</xs:documentation> Dim docID As New XmlSchemaDocumentation() annID.Items.Add(docID) docID.Markup = TextToNodeArray("Idaho") schema.Compile(AddressOf ValidationCallbackOne) Dim nsmgr As New XmlNamespaceManager(New NameTable()) nsmgr.AddNamespace("xs", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema") schema.Write(Console.Out, nsmgr) End Sub 'Main Public Shared Sub ValidationCallbackOne(sender As Object, args As ValidationEventArgs) Console.WriteLine(args.Message) End Sub 'ValidationCallbackOne Public Shared Function TextToNodeArray(text As String) As XmlNode() Dim doc As New XmlDocument() Return New XmlNode(0) {doc.CreateTextNode(text)} End Function 'TextToNodeArray End Class 'XMLSchemaExamples [C#] using System; using System.Xml; using System.Xml.Schema; class XMLSchemaExamples { public static void Main() { XmlSchema schema = new XmlSchema(); // <xs:simpleType name="northwestStates"> XmlSchemaSimpleType simpleType = new XmlSchemaSimpleType(); simpleType.Name = "northwestStates"; schema.Items.Add(simpleType); // <xs:annotation> XmlSchemaAnnotation annNorthwestStates = new XmlSchemaAnnotation(); simpleType.Annotation = annNorthwestStates; // <xs:documentation>States in the Pacific Northwest of US</xs:documentation> XmlSchemaDocumentation docNorthwestStates = new XmlSchemaDocumentation(); annNorthwestStates.Items.Add(docNorthwestStates); docNorthwestStates.Markup = TextToNodeArray("States in the Pacific Northwest of US"); // <xs:restriction base="xs:string"> XmlSchemaSimpleTypeRestriction restriction = new XmlSchemaSimpleTypeRestriction(); simpleType.Content = restriction; restriction.BaseTypeName = new XmlQualifiedName("string", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"); // <xs:enumeration value='WA'> XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet enumerationWA = new XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet(); restriction.Facets.Add(enumerationWA); enumerationWA.Value = "WA"; // <xs:annotation> XmlSchemaAnnotation annWA = new XmlSchemaAnnotation(); enumerationWA.Annotation = annWA; // <xs:documentation>Washington</documentation> XmlSchemaDocumentation docWA = new XmlSchemaDocumentation(); annWA.Items.Add(docWA); docWA.Markup = TextToNodeArray("Washington"); // <xs:enumeration value='OR'> XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet enumerationOR = new XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet(); restriction.Facets.Add(enumerationOR); enumerationOR.Value = "OR"; // <xs:annotation> XmlSchemaAnnotation annOR = new XmlSchemaAnnotation(); enumerationOR.Annotation = annOR; // <xs:documentation>Oregon</xs:documentation> XmlSchemaDocumentation docOR = new XmlSchemaDocumentation(); annOR.Items.Add(docOR); docOR.Markup = TextToNodeArray("Oregon"); // <xs:enumeration value='ID'> XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet enumerationID = new XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet(); restriction.Facets.Add(enumerationID); enumerationID.Value = "ID"; // <xs:annotation> XmlSchemaAnnotation annID = new XmlSchemaAnnotation(); enumerationID.Annotation = annID; // <xs:documentation>Idaho</xs:documentation> XmlSchemaDocumentation docID = new XmlSchemaDocumentation(); annID.Items.Add(docID); docID.Markup = TextToNodeArray("Idaho"); schema.Compile(new ValidationEventHandler(ValidationCallbackOne)); XmlNamespaceManager nsmgr = new XmlNamespaceManager(new NameTable()); nsmgr.AddNamespace("xs", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"); schema.Write(Console.Out, nsmgr); } public static void ValidationCallbackOne(object sender, ValidationEventArgs args) { Console.WriteLine(args.Message); } public static XmlNode[] TextToNodeArray(string text) { XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument(); return new XmlNode[1] {doc.CreateTextNode(text)}; } } [C++] #using <mscorlib.dll> #using <System.Xml.dll> using namespace System; using namespace System::Xml; using namespace System::Xml::Schema; __gc class XMLSchemaExamples { public: static void main() { XmlSchema* schema = new XmlSchema(); // <xs:simpleType name="northwestStates"> XmlSchemaSimpleType* simpleType = new XmlSchemaSimpleType(); simpleType->Name = S"northwestStates"; schema->Items->Add(simpleType); // <xs:annotation> XmlSchemaAnnotation* annNorthwestStates = new XmlSchemaAnnotation(); simpleType->Annotation = annNorthwestStates; // <xs:documentation>States in the Pacific Northwest of US</xs:documentation> XmlSchemaDocumentation* docNorthwestStates = new XmlSchemaDocumentation(); annNorthwestStates->Items->Add(docNorthwestStates); docNorthwestStates->Markup = TextToNodeArray(S"States in the Pacific Northwest of US"); // <xs:restriction base="xs:string"> XmlSchemaSimpleTypeRestriction* restriction = new XmlSchemaSimpleTypeRestriction(); simpleType->Content = restriction; restriction->BaseTypeName = new XmlQualifiedName(S"string", S"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"); // <xs:enumeration value='WA'> XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet* enumerationWA = new XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet(); restriction->Facets->Add(enumerationWA); enumerationWA->Value = S"WA"; // <xs:annotation> XmlSchemaAnnotation* annWA = new XmlSchemaAnnotation(); enumerationWA->Annotation = annWA; // <xs:documentation>Washington</documentation> XmlSchemaDocumentation* docWA = new XmlSchemaDocumentation(); annWA->Items->Add(docWA); docWA->Markup = TextToNodeArray(S"Washington"); // <xs:enumeration value='OR'> XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet* enumerationOR = new XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet(); restriction->Facets->Add(enumerationOR); enumerationOR->Value = S"OR"; // <xs:annotation> XmlSchemaAnnotation* annOR = new XmlSchemaAnnotation(); enumerationOR->Annotation = annOR; // <xs:documentation>Oregon</xs:documentation> XmlSchemaDocumentation* docOR = new XmlSchemaDocumentation(); annOR->Items->Add(docOR); docOR->Markup = TextToNodeArray(S"Oregon"); // <xs:enumeration value='ID'> XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet* enumerationID = new XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet(); restriction->Facets->Add(enumerationID); enumerationID->Value = S"ID"; // <xs:annotation> XmlSchemaAnnotation* annID = new XmlSchemaAnnotation(); enumerationID->Annotation = annID; // <xs:documentation>Idaho</xs:documentation> XmlSchemaDocumentation* docID = new XmlSchemaDocumentation(); annID->Items->Add(docID); docID->Markup = TextToNodeArray(S"Idaho"); schema->Compile(new ValidationEventHandler(0, ValidationCallbackOne)); XmlNamespaceManager* nsmgr = new XmlNamespaceManager(new NameTable()); nsmgr->AddNamespace(S"xs", S"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"); schema->Write(Console::Out,nsmgr); } static void ValidationCallbackOne(Object* /*sender*/, ValidationEventArgs* args) { Console::WriteLine(args->Message); } static XmlNode* TextToNodeArray(String* text)[] { XmlDocument* doc = new XmlDocument(); XmlNode* temp[] = {doc->CreateTextNode(text)}; return temp; } }; int main() { XMLSchemaExamples::main(); }
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] 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:simpleType name="northwestStates">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>States in the Pacific Northwest of US</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value='WA'>
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Washington</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:enumeration>
<xs:enumeration value='OR'>
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Oregon</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:enumeration>
<xs:enumeration value='ID'>
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Idaho</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:enumeration>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:schema>
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Requirements
Namespace: System.Xml.Schema
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)