XmlSchemaComplexContent Class
Represents the complexContent element from XML Schema as specified by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). This class represents the complex content model for complex types. It contains extensions or restrictions on a complex type that has either only elements or mixed content.
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
The following example creates a complexContent element.
Option Strict On Option Explicit On Imports System Imports System.Xml Imports System.Xml.Schema Class XMLSchemaExamples Public Shared Sub Main() Dim schema As New XmlSchema() ' <xs:complexType name="address"> Dim address As New XmlSchemaComplexType() schema.Items.Add(address) address.Name = "address" ' <xs:sequence> Dim sequence As New XmlSchemaSequence() address.Particle = sequence ' <xs:element name="name" type="xs:string"/> Dim elementName As New XmlSchemaElement() sequence.Items.Add(elementName) elementName.Name = "name" elementName.SchemaTypeName = New XmlQualifiedName("string", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema") ' <xs:element name="street" type="xs:string"/> Dim elementStreet As New XmlSchemaElement() sequence.Items.Add(elementStreet) elementStreet.Name = "street" elementStreet.SchemaTypeName = New XmlQualifiedName("string", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema") ' <xs:element name="city" type="xs:string"/> Dim elementCity As New XmlSchemaElement() sequence.Items.Add(elementCity) elementCity.Name = "city" elementCity.SchemaTypeName = New XmlQualifiedName("string", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema") ' <xs:complexType name="USAddress"> Dim USAddress As New XmlSchemaComplexType() schema.Items.Add(USAddress) USAddress.Name = "USAddress" ' <xs:complexContent> Dim complexContent As New XmlSchemaComplexContent() USAddress.ContentModel = complexContent ' <xs:extension base="address"> Dim extensionAddress As New XmlSchemaComplexContentExtension() complexContent.Content = extensionAddress extensionAddress.BaseTypeName = New XmlQualifiedName("address") ' <xs:sequence> Dim sequence2 As New XmlSchemaSequence() extensionAddress.Particle = sequence2 ' <xs:element name="state" type="xs:string"/> Dim elementUSState As New XmlSchemaElement() sequence2.Items.Add(elementUSState) elementUSState.Name = "state" elementUSState.SchemaTypeName = New XmlQualifiedName("string", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema") ' <xs:element name="zipcode" type="xs:positiveInteger"/> Dim elementZipcode As New XmlSchemaElement() sequence2.Items.Add(elementZipcode) elementZipcode.Name = "zipcode" elementZipcode.SchemaTypeName = New XmlQualifiedName("positiveInteger", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema") 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:complexType name="address">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="name" type="xs:string"/>
<xs:element name="street" type="xs:string"/>
<xs:element name="city" type="xs:string"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="USAddress">
<xs:complexContent mixed="false">
<xs:extension base="address">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="state" type="xs:string"/>
<xs:element name="zipcode" type="xs:positiveInteger"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:extension>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:schema>
System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaObject
System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaAnnotated
System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaContentModel
System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaComplexContent
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