XmlSchemaSet Class
Contains a cache of XML Schema definition language (XSD) schemas.
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
| Name | Description | |
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![]() | XmlSchemaSet() | Initializes a new instance of the XmlSchemaSet class. |
![]() | XmlSchemaSet(XmlNameTable^) | Initializes a new instance of the XmlSchemaSet class with the specified XmlNameTable. |
| Name | Description | |
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![]() | CompilationSettings | Gets or sets the XmlSchemaCompilationSettings for the XmlSchemaSet. |
![]() | Count | Gets the number of logical XML Schema definition language (XSD) schemas in the XmlSchemaSet. |
![]() | GlobalAttributes | Gets all the global attributes in all the XML Schema definition language (XSD) schemas in the XmlSchemaSet. |
![]() | GlobalElements | Gets all the global elements in all the XML Schema definition language (XSD) schemas in the XmlSchemaSet. |
![]() | GlobalTypes | Gets all of the global simple and complex types in all the XML Schema definition language (XSD) schemas in the XmlSchemaSet. |
![]() | IsCompiled | Gets a value that indicates whether the XML Schema definition language (XSD) schemas in the XmlSchemaSet have been compiled. |
![]() | NameTable | Gets the default XmlNameTable used by the XmlSchemaSet when loading new XML Schema definition language (XSD) schemas. |
![]() | XmlResolver | Sets the XmlResolver used to resolve namespaces or locations referenced in include and import elements of a schema. |
| Name | Description | |
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![]() | Add(String^, String^) | Adds the XML Schema definition language (XSD) schema at the URL specified to the XmlSchemaSet. |
![]() | Add(String^, XmlReader^) | Adds the XML Schema definition language (XSD) schema contained in the XmlReader to the XmlSchemaSet. |
![]() | Add(XmlSchema^) | Adds the given XmlSchema to the XmlSchemaSet. |
![]() | Add(XmlSchemaSet^) | Adds all the XML Schema definition language (XSD) schemas in the given XmlSchemaSet to the XmlSchemaSet. |
![]() | Compile() | Compiles the XML Schema definition language (XSD) schemas added to the XmlSchemaSet into one logical schema. |
![]() | Contains(String^) | Indicates whether an XML Schema definition language (XSD) schema with the specified target namespace URI is in the XmlSchemaSet. |
![]() | Contains(XmlSchema^) | Indicates whether the specified XML Schema definition language (XSD) XmlSchema object is in the XmlSchemaSet. |
![]() | CopyTo(array<XmlSchema^>^, Int32) | Copies all the XmlSchema objects from the XmlSchemaSet to the given array, starting at the given index. |
![]() | Equals(Object^) | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Finalize() | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetHashCode() | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetType() | |
![]() | MemberwiseClone() | |
![]() | Remove(XmlSchema^) | Removes the specified XML Schema definition language (XSD) schema from the XmlSchemaSet. |
![]() | RemoveRecursive(XmlSchema^) | Removes the specified XML Schema definition language (XSD) schema and all the schemas it imports from the XmlSchemaSet. |
![]() | Reprocess(XmlSchema^) | Reprocesses an XML Schema definition language (XSD) schema that already exists in the XmlSchemaSet. |
![]() | Schemas() | Returns a collection of all the XML Schema definition language (XSD) schemas in the XmlSchemaSet. |
![]() | Schemas(String^) | Returns a collection of all the XML Schema definition language (XSD) schemas in the XmlSchemaSet that belong to the given namespace. |
![]() | ToString() | Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.) |
| Name | Description | |
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![]() | ValidationEventHandler | Specifies an event handler for receiving information about XML Schema definition language (XSD) schema validation errors. |
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XmlSchemaSet is a cache or library where you can store XML Schema definition language (XSD) schemas. XmlSchemaSet improves performance by caching schemas in memory instead of accessing them from a file or a URL. Each schema is identified by the namespace URI and location that was specified when the schema was added to the set. You use the XmlReaderSettings::Schemas property to assign the XmlSchemaSet object an XML reader should use for data validation.
Do not use schemas from unknown or untrusted sources. Doing so will compromise the security of your code. External namespaces or locations referenced in include, import, and redefine elements of a schema are resolved with respect to the base URI of the schema that includes or imports them. For example, if the base URI of the including or importing schema is empty or null, the external locations are resolved with respect to the current directory. The XmlUrlResolver class is used to resolve external schemas by default. To disable resolution of include, import, and redefine elements of a schema, set the XmlSchemaSet::XmlResolver property to null.
The XmlSchemaSet class uses the System.Text.RegularExpressions::Regex class to parse and match regular expressions in an XML schema. Validation of pattern facets with regular expressions in an XML schema may involve increased CPU usage and should be avoided in high availability scenarios.
Exceptions raised as a result of using the XmlSchemaSet class, such as the XmlSchemaException class may contain sensitive information that should not be exposed in untrusted scenarios. For example, the SourceUri property of an XmlSchemaException returns the URI path to the schema file that caused the exception. The SourceUri property should not be exposed in untrusted scenarios. Exceptions should be properly handled so that this sensitive information is not exposed in untrusted scenarios.
The following example validates an XML file using schemas stored in the XmlSchemaSet. The namespace in the XML file, urn:bookstore-schema, identifies which schema in the XmlSchemaSet to use for validation.
#using <System.Xml.dll> using namespace System; using namespace System::Xml; using namespace System::Xml::Schema; using namespace System::IO; // Display any validation errors. static void ValidationCallBack( Object^ /*sender*/, ValidationEventArgs^ e ) { Console::WriteLine( L"Validation Error: {0}", e->Message ); } int main() { // Create the XmlSchemaSet class. XmlSchemaSet^ sc = gcnew XmlSchemaSet; // Add the schema to the collection. sc->Add( L"urn:bookstore-schema", L"books.xsd" ); // Set the validation settings. XmlReaderSettings^ settings = gcnew XmlReaderSettings; settings->ValidationType = ValidationType::Schema; settings->Schemas = sc; settings->ValidationEventHandler += gcnew ValidationEventHandler( ValidationCallBack ); // Create the XmlReader object. XmlReader^ reader = XmlReader::Create( L"booksSchemaFail.xml", settings ); // Parse the file. while ( reader->Read() ) ; return 1; }
The sample uses the following two input files.
booksSchemaFail.xml:
<?xml version='1.0'?> <bookstore xmlns="urn:bookstore-schema"> <book> <author> <first-name>Benjamin</first-name> <last-name>Franklin</last-name> </author> </book> <book genre="novel"> <title>The Confidence Man</title> <author> <first-name>Herman</first-name> <last-name>Melville</last-name> </author> <price>11.99</price> </book> <book genre="philosophy"> <title>The Gorgias</title> <author> <name>Plato</name> </author> <price>9.99</price> </book> </bookstore>
books.xsd:
<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="urn:bookstore-schema" elementFormDefault="qualified" targetNamespace="urn:bookstore-schema"> <xsd:element name="bookstore" type="bookstoreType"/> <xsd:complexType name="bookstoreType"> <xsd:sequence maxOccurs="unbounded"> <xsd:element name="book" type="bookType"/> </xsd:sequence> </xsd:complexType> <xsd:complexType name="bookType"> <xsd:sequence> <xsd:element name="title" type="xsd:string"/> <xsd:element name="author" type="authorName"/> <xsd:element name="price" type="xsd:decimal"/> </xsd:sequence> <xsd:attribute name="genre" type="xsd:string"/> </xsd:complexType> <xsd:complexType name="authorName"> <xsd:sequence> <xsd:element name="first-name" type="xsd:string"/> <xsd:element name="last-name" type="xsd:string"/> </xsd:sequence> </xsd:complexType> </xsd:schema>
Validation Error: The element 'book' in namespace 'urn:bookstore-schema' has invalid child element 'author' in namespace 'urn:bookstore-schema'. Expected 'title' in namespace 'urn:bookstore-schema'.
Validation Error: The element 'author' in namespace 'urn:bookstore-schema' has invalid child element 'name' in namespace 'urn:bookstore-schema'. Expected 'first-name' in namespace 'urn:bookstore-schema'.
Available since 2.0
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.




