Extensions::Validate Method (XAttribute^, XmlSchemaObject^, XmlSchemaSet^, ValidationEventHandler^, Boolean)
Validates that an XAttribute conforms to a specified XmlSchemaObject and an XmlSchemaSet, optionally populating the XML tree with the post-schema-validation infoset (PSVI).
Assembly: System.Xml.Linq (in System.Xml.Linq.dll)
public: [ExtensionAttribute] static void Validate( XAttribute^ source, XmlSchemaObject^ partialValidationType, XmlSchemaSet^ schemas, ValidationEventHandler^ validationEventHandler, bool addSchemaInfo )
Parameters
- source
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Type:
System.Xml.Linq::XAttribute^
The XAttribute to validate.
- partialValidationType
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Type:
System.Xml.Schema::XmlSchemaObject^
An XmlSchemaObject that specifies the sub-tree to validate.
- schemas
-
Type:
System.Xml.Schema::XmlSchemaSet^
An XmlSchemaSet to validate against.
- validationEventHandler
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Type:
System.Xml.Schema::ValidationEventHandler^
A ValidationEventHandler for an event that occurs when the reader encounters validation errors. If null, throws an exception upon validation errors.
- addSchemaInfo
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Type:
System::Boolean
A Boolean indicating whether to populate the post-schema-validation infoset (PSVI).
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| XmlSchemaValidationException | Thrown for XML Schema Definition Language (XSD) validation errors. |
You can use this method to validate that an XAttribute conforms to a schema. You typically use this method when you have modified an attribute, and you want to make sure that it still conforms to its schema. You could validate the entire document, but it takes less processing time to validate just the attribute.
If addSchemaInfo is true, this method populates the attribute with the post-schema-validation infoset (PSVI). After you have populated the XML tree with the PSVI, you can call Extensions::GetSchemaInfo on the validated attribute. This is useful if you are writing code that relies on data returned by GetSchemaInfo.
If you pass null for validationEventHandler, then this method raises an exception upon validation errors. Validation warnings will not raise an exception.
To validate an attribute, you use an instance of XmlSchemaObject. You can obtain this instance in various ways. An easy way is as follows:
Validate that a document conforms to a schema.
Add the post-schema-validation infoset (PSVI) by calling the Validate extension method.
Call the GetSchemaInfo extension method to retrieve an object that implements IXmlSchemaInfo. From the retrieved object, you can get an XmlSchemaObject.
If you get an XmlSchemaObject for an XElement, the type will be XmlSchemaElement.
If you get an XmlSchemaObject for an XAttribute, the type will be XmlSchemaAttribute.
After you have an instance of an XmlSchemaObject, you can use this method to validate an attribute.
This example produces the following output:
Validating doc1 ... doc1 validated Validating Lang attribute ... lang validated Validating Lang attribute ... The 'Lang' attribute is invalid - The value 'VC' is invalid according to its datatype 'Token' - The Enumeration constraint failed. lang did not validate Invalid Attribute /Root/@Lang
Available since 3.5