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XmlSchemaObject Class

Represents the root class for the Xml schema object model hierarchy and serves as a base class for classes such as the XmlSchema class.

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

'Declaration
<PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Name := "FullTrust")> _
Public MustInherit Class XmlSchemaObject

The XmlSchemaObject type exposes the following members.

  NameDescription
Protected methodSupported by the XNA FrameworkXmlSchemaObjectInitializes a new instance of the XmlSchemaObject class.
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  NameDescription
Public propertySupported by the XNA FrameworkLineNumberGets or sets the line number in the file to which the schema element refers.
Public propertySupported by the XNA FrameworkLinePositionGets or sets the line position in the file to which the schema element refers.
Public propertySupported by the XNA FrameworkNamespacesGets or sets the XmlSerializerNamespaces to use with this schema object.
Public propertySupported by the XNA FrameworkParentGets or sets the parent of this XmlSchemaObject.
Public propertySupported by the XNA FrameworkSourceUriGets or sets the source location for the file that loaded the schema.
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  NameDescription
Public methodSupported by the XNA FrameworkEquals(Object)Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodSupported by the XNA FrameworkFinalizeAllows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetHashCodeServes as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetTypeGets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodSupported by the XNA FrameworkMemberwiseCloneCreates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by the XNA FrameworkToStringReturns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
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The following example displays each schema object.


Option Strict On
Option Explicit On

Imports System
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Xml.Schema
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Reflection
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic

Public Class ValidXSD

    Public Shared Sub Main()

        Dim xsd As String = "example.xsd"

        Dim fs As FileStream
        Dim schema As XmlSchema
        Try
            fs = New FileStream(xsd, FileMode.Open)
            schema = XmlSchema.Read(fs, New ValidationEventHandler(AddressOf ShowCompileError))

            Dim schemaSet As New XmlSchemaSet()
            AddHandler schemaSet.ValidationEventHandler, AddressOf ShowCompileError

            schemaSet.Add(schema)
            schemaSet.Compile()

            Dim compiledSchema As XmlSchema = Nothing

            For Each schema1 As XmlSchema In schemaSet.Schemas()
                compiledSchema = schema1
            Next

            schema = compiledSchema

            If schema.IsCompiled Then
                DisplayObjects(schema)
            End If

        Catch e As XmlSchemaException
            Console.WriteLine("LineNumber = {0}", e.LineNumber)
            Console.WriteLine("LinePosition = {0}", e.LinePosition)
            Console.WriteLine("Message = {0}", e.Message)
            Console.WriteLine("Source = {0}", e.Source)

        End Try
    End Sub 'Main


    Private Overloads Shared Sub DisplayObjects(ByVal o As Object)
        DisplayObjects(o, "")
    End Sub 'DisplayObjects

    Private Overloads Shared Sub DisplayObjects(ByVal o As Object, ByVal indent As String)
        Console.WriteLine("{0}{1}", indent, o)

        Dim property1 As PropertyInfo
        For Each property1 In o.GetType().GetProperties()
            If property1.PropertyType.FullName = "System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaObjectCollection" Then

                Dim childObjectCollection As XmlSchemaObjectCollection = CType(property1.GetValue(o, Nothing), XmlSchemaObjectCollection)

                Dim schemaObject As XmlSchemaObject
                For Each schemaObject In childObjectCollection
                    DisplayObjects(schemaObject, indent + ControlChars.Tab)
                Next schemaObject
            End If
        Next property1
    End Sub 'DisplayObjects

    Private Shared Sub ShowCompileError(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ValidationEventArgs)
        Console.WriteLine("Validation Error: {0}", e.Message)
    End Sub 'ShowCompileError
End Class 'ValidXSD


The example uses the example.xsd file as input.


<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  <xs:group name="testGroup">
  <xs:choice>
    <xs:any namespace="##any"/>
  </xs:choice>
  </xs:group>
  <xs:element name="myElement" >
  <xs:complexType>
    <xs:choice maxOccurs="unbounded">
      <xs:group ref="testGroup" />
    </xs:choice>
  </xs:complexType>
  </xs:element>
</xs:schema>


.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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

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