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XmlSchemaComplexType Class

Represents the complexType element from XML Schema as specified by the . This class defines a complex type that determines the set of attributes and content of an element.

Namespace: System.Xml.Schema
Assembly: System.Xml (in system.xml.dll)

'Declaration
Public Class XmlSchemaComplexType
	Inherits XmlSchemaType
'Usage
Dim instance As XmlSchemaComplexType

public class XmlSchemaComplexType extends XmlSchemaType
public class XmlSchemaComplexType extends XmlSchemaType
Not applicable.

An element can be declared with a type attribute that refers to a complexType element that defines the structure, content, and attributes of that element.

The following example creates a complexType element.

Imports System
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Xml.Schema

Class XMLSchemaExamples
    Public Shared Sub Main()

        Dim schema As New XmlSchema()

        ' <xs:element name="stringElementWithAnyAttribute">
        Dim element As New XmlSchemaElement()
        schema.Items.Add(element)
        element.Name = "stringElementWithAnyAttribute"

        ' <xs:complexType>
        Dim complexType As New XmlSchemaComplexType()
        element.SchemaType = complexType

        ' <xs:simpleContent>
        Dim simpleContent As New XmlSchemaSimpleContent()
        complexType.ContentModel = simpleContent

        ' <extension base="xs:string">
        Dim extension As New XmlSchemaSimpleContentExtension()
        simpleContent.Content = extension
        extension.BaseTypeName = New XmlQualifiedName("string", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema")

        ' <xs:anyAttribute namespace="##targetNamespace"/>
        Dim anyAttribute As New XmlSchemaAnyAttribute()
        extension.AnyAttribute = anyAttribute
        anyAttribute.Namespace = "##targetNamespace"

        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

    Public Shared Sub ValidationCallbackOne(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As ValidationEventArgs)
        Console.WriteLine(args.Message)
    End Sub

End Class

The following XML file is used for the preceding code example.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="IBM437"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
	<xs:element name="stringElementWithAnyAttribute">
		<xs:complexType>
			<xs:simpleContent>
				<xs:extension base="xs:string">
					<xs:anyAttribute namespace="##targetNamespace"/>
				</xs:extension>
			</xs:simpleContent>
		</xs:complexType>
	</xs:element>
</xs:schema>

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

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

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Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0

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Supported in: 1.0

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