creating xml document using schema

[Mikus Sleiners]

I have a task to create xml document from c# code.

I have example of that document should look like and also a xml schema.
I wonder if i can use this xml schema somehow ?

This is schema:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xs:schema attributeFormDe fault="unqualif ied" elementFormDefa ult="qualified"
xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<xs:element name="Draft">
<xs:complexType >
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="DraftId" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="StartDate " type="xs:dateTi me" />
<xs:element name="RetryCoun t" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="LocalCurr encyId" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="EndDate" type="xs:dateTi me" />
<xs:element name="OriginalP remium" type="xs:unsign edShort" />
<xs:element name="Authoriza tionCode" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Locale" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="IssueDate " type="xs:dateTi me" />
<xs:element name="StatusCod e" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Invoice">
<xs:complexType >
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Number" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="IssueDate " type="xs:dateTi me" />
<xs:element name="DueDate" type="xs:dateTi me" />
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="PolicyNum ber" type="xs:unsign edLong" />
<xs:element name="PolicyHol derName" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="OriginalC urrencyId" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="Transacti onId" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="LocalPrem ium" type="xs:decima l" />
<xs:element name="PaymentTy pe" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="MediatorN ame" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="LobId" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="PolicyHol der">
<xs:complexType >
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Name" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Surname" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Code" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="BirthDate " type="xs:dateTi me" />
<xs:element name="IsPolicyH older" type="xs:boolea n" />
<xs:element name="IsNotResi dent" type="xs:boolea n" />
<xs:element name="Address" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Phone" type="xs:unsign edInt" />
<xs:element name="Email" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Type" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Residency Country" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="Sex" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Village" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="House" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Flat" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="TownDistr ictOid" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="RegionCit yOid" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="Street" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="PostalInd ex" type="xs:unsign edShort" />
<xs:element name="Country" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="LegalPers onType" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="Country" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="TravelTyp e" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="Zone" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="Program" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="InsuredPe rsons">
<xs:complexType >
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbo unded" name="Person">
<xs:complexType >
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Name" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Surname" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Code" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="BirthDate " type="xs:dateTi me" />
<xs:element name="IsPolicyH older" type="xs:boolea n" />
<xs:element name="IsNotResi dent" type="xs:boolea n" />
<xs:element name="Type" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Residency Country"
type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="Sex" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="TownDistr ictOid"
type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="RegionCit yOid" type="xs:unsign edByte"
/>
<xs:element name="Country" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="LegalPers onType"
type="xs:unsign edByte" />
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:schema>

This is how final document should look like:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<Draft xmlns:xsi="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:xsd="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xsi:type="Trave lDraft">
<DraftId>139451 de-1bc1-4070-b9d1-548dd4a7f812</DraftId>
<StartDate>20 06-10-04T00:00:00</StartDate>
<RetryCount>0 </RetryCount>
<LocalCurrencyI d>1</LocalCurrencyId >
<EndDate>2006-10-25T23:59:59</EndDate>
<OriginalPremiu m>38.61</OriginalPremium >
<Locale>lt-LT</Locale>
<IssueDate>20 06-10-02T09:26:31.856 2127+03:00</IssueDate>
<StatusCode>Uns uccessful</StatusCode>
<Invoice>
<Number>B000262 4</Number>
<IssueDate>20 06-10-02T09:26:31.856 2127+03:00</IssueDate>
<DueDate>2006-10-02T09:26:31.856 2127+03:00</DueDate>
</Invoice>
<PolicyNumber>4 5300000265</PolicyNumber>
<PolicyHolderNa me>AS AS, 123456-12345</PolicyHolderNam e>
<OriginalCurren cyId>3</OriginalCurrenc yId>
<TransactionId> FVR21tY1Kot1fOf FRqkFJ9WZ7E4=</TransactionId>
<LocalPremium>2 7.03</LocalPremium>
<PaymentType>It a</PaymentType>
<MediatorName>A ir Baltic Corporation AS</MediatorName>
<LobId>53</LobId>
<PolicyHolder >
<Name>AS</Name>
<Surname>AS</Surname>
<Code>123456-12345</Code>
<BirthDate>19 80-01-01T00:00:00</BirthDate>
<IsPolicyHolder >false</IsPolicyHolder>
<IsNotResident> false</IsNotResident>
<Address></Address>
<Phone>11212121 </Phone>
<Email>AS**@ASA S.LV</Email>
<Type>PhysicalP erson</Type>
<ResidencyCount ry>0</ResidencyCountr y>
<Sex>Male</Sex>
<Village />
<House>NAMAS</House>
<Flat />
<TownDistrictOi d>0</TownDistrictOid >
<RegionCityOid> 27</RegionCityOid>
<Street />
<PostalIndex>12 12</PostalIndex>
<LegalPersonTyp e>0</LegalPersonType >
</PolicyHolder>
<Country>Estoni a</Country>
<Zone>1</Zone>
<TravelType>2 1</TravelType>
<Program>1</Program>
<InsuredPersons >
<Person>
<Name>AS</Name>
<Surname>AS</Surname>
<Code>123456-12345</Code>
<BirthDate>19 80-01-01T00:00:00</BirthDate>
<IsPolicyHolder >true</IsPolicyHolder>
<IsNotResident> false</IsNotResident>
<Type>PhysicalP erson</Type>
<ResidencyCount ry>0</ResidencyCountr y>
<Sex>Male</Sex>
<LegalPersonTyp e>0</LegalPersonType >
</Person>
<Person>
<Name>AS2</Name>
<Surname>AS2</Surname>
<Code>123456-12345</Code>
<BirthDate>19 80-01-01T00:00:00</BirthDate>
<IsPolicyHolder >true</IsPolicyHolder>
<IsNotResident> false</IsNotResident>
<Type>PhysicalP erson</Type>
<ResidencyCount ry>0</ResidencyCountr y>
<Sex>Male</Sex>
<LegalPersonTyp e>0</LegalPersonType >
</Person>
</InsuredPersons>
</Draft>

This is my code so far (as you can see i'm not using schema, cuz i don't
know how):

XmlDocument xml = new XmlDocument();

XmlDeclaration declaration = xml.CreateXmlDe claration ("1.0",
utf-16", null);

xml.AppendChild (declaration);

//Root element
XmlElement elemDraft = xml.CreateEleme nt
("Draft");//,"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema");

//Root element attributes
XmlAttribute attr1 = xml.CreateAttri bute ("xmlns:xsi" );
attr1.Value = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance";
elemDraft.Attri butes.Append (attr1);

XmlAttribute attr2 = xml.CreateAttri bute ("xmlns:xsd" );
attr2.Value = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema";
elemDraft.Attri butes.Append (attr2);

XmlAttribute attr3 = xml.CreateAttri bute ("xsi:type") ;
attr3.Value = "TravelDraf t";
elemDraft.Attri butes.Append (attr3);

xml.AppendChild (elemDraft);

//DraftId
XmlElement elemDraftId = xml.CreateEleme nt("DraftId");
elemDraftId.Val ue = draft.DraftId ?? String.Empty;
elemDraft.Appen dChild(elemDraf tId);

//StartDate
XmlElement elemStartDate = xml.CreateEleme nt ("StartDate" );
elemDraftId.Val ue = draft.StartDate .Date.ToString( ) ??
String.Empty;
elemDraft.Appen dChild (elemStartDate) ;

[Ollie Riches]

Have you thought about using xml serialisation (System.Xml.Xml Serialiser)
this means that you wouldn't have to work with an XMlDocument directly...

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...36(vs.80).aspx

How to: Serialize an Object
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...4s(VS.80).aspx

How to: Deserialize an Object
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...9y(VS.80).aspx

How to: Use the XML Schema Definition Tool to Generate Classes and XML
Schema Documents
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...y7(VS.80).aspx

HTH

Ollie Riches
"Mikus Sleiners" <mi*@newsgroups .nospamwrote in message
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>I have a task to create xml document from c# code.

I have example of that document should look like and also a xml schema.
I wonder if i can use this xml schema somehow ?

This is schema:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xs:schema attributeFormDe fault="unqualif ied"
elementFormDefa ult="qualified"
xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<xs:element name="Draft">
<xs:complexType >
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="DraftId" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="StartDate " type="xs:dateTi me" />
<xs:element name="RetryCoun t" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="LocalCurr encyId" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="EndDate" type="xs:dateTi me" />
<xs:element name="OriginalP remium" type="xs:unsign edShort" />
<xs:element name="Authoriza tionCode" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Locale" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="IssueDate " type="xs:dateTi me" />
<xs:element name="StatusCod e" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Invoice">
<xs:complexType >
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Number" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="IssueDate " type="xs:dateTi me" />
<xs:element name="DueDate" type="xs:dateTi me" />
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="PolicyNum ber" type="xs:unsign edLong" />
<xs:element name="PolicyHol derName" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="OriginalC urrencyId" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="Transacti onId" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="LocalPrem ium" type="xs:decima l" />
<xs:element name="PaymentTy pe" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="MediatorN ame" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="LobId" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="PolicyHol der">
<xs:complexType >
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Name" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Surname" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Code" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="BirthDate " type="xs:dateTi me" />
<xs:element name="IsPolicyH older" type="xs:boolea n" />
<xs:element name="IsNotResi dent" type="xs:boolea n" />
<xs:element name="Address" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Phone" type="xs:unsign edInt" />
<xs:element name="Email" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Type" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Residency Country" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="Sex" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Village" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="House" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Flat" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="TownDistr ictOid" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="RegionCit yOid" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="Street" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="PostalInd ex" type="xs:unsign edShort" />
<xs:element name="Country" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="LegalPers onType" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="Country" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="TravelTyp e" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="Zone" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="Program" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="InsuredPe rsons">
<xs:complexType >
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbo unded" name="Person">
<xs:complexType >
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Name" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Surname" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Code" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="BirthDate " type="xs:dateTi me" />
<xs:element name="IsPolicyH older" type="xs:boolea n" />
<xs:element name="IsNotResi dent" type="xs:boolea n" />
<xs:element name="Type" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="Residency Country"
type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="Sex" type="xs:string " />
<xs:element name="TownDistr ictOid"
type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="RegionCit yOid" type="xs:unsign edByte"
/>
<xs:element name="Country" type="xs:unsign edByte" />
<xs:element name="LegalPers onType"
type="xs:unsign edByte" />
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:schema>

This is how final document should look like:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<Draft xmlns:xsi="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:xsd="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xsi:type="Trave lDraft">
<DraftId>139451 de-1bc1-4070-b9d1-548dd4a7f812</DraftId>
<StartDate>20 06-10-04T00:00:00</StartDate>
<RetryCount>0 </RetryCount>
<LocalCurrencyI d>1</LocalCurrencyId >
<EndDate>2006-10-25T23:59:59</EndDate>
<OriginalPremiu m>38.61</OriginalPremium >
<Locale>lt-LT</Locale>
<IssueDate>20 06-10-02T09:26:31.856 2127+03:00</IssueDate>
<StatusCode>Uns uccessful</StatusCode>
<Invoice>
<Number>B000262 4</Number>
<IssueDate>20 06-10-02T09:26:31.856 2127+03:00</IssueDate>
<DueDate>2006-10-02T09:26:31.856 2127+03:00</DueDate>
</Invoice>
<PolicyNumber>4 5300000265</PolicyNumber>
<PolicyHolderNa me>AS AS, 123456-12345</PolicyHolderNam e>
<OriginalCurren cyId>3</OriginalCurrenc yId>
<TransactionId> FVR21tY1Kot1fOf FRqkFJ9WZ7E4=</TransactionId>
<LocalPremium>2 7.03</LocalPremium>
<PaymentType>It a</PaymentType>
<MediatorName>A ir Baltic Corporation AS</MediatorName>
<LobId>53</LobId>
<PolicyHolder >
<Name>AS</Name>
<Surname>AS</Surname>
<Code>123456-12345</Code>
<BirthDate>19 80-01-01T00:00:00</BirthDate>
<IsPolicyHolder >false</IsPolicyHolder>
<IsNotResident> false</IsNotResident>
<Address></Address>
<Phone>11212121 </Phone>
<Email>AS**@ASA S.LV</Email>
<Type>PhysicalP erson</Type>
<ResidencyCount ry>0</ResidencyCountr y>
<Sex>Male</Sex>
<Village />
<House>NAMAS</House>
<Flat />
<TownDistrictOi d>0</TownDistrictOid >
<RegionCityOid> 27</RegionCityOid>
<Street />
<PostalIndex>12 12</PostalIndex>
<LegalPersonTyp e>0</LegalPersonType >
</PolicyHolder>
<Country>Estoni a</Country>
<Zone>1</Zone>
<TravelType>2 1</TravelType>
<Program>1</Program>
<InsuredPersons >
<Person>
<Name>AS</Name>
<Surname>AS</Surname>
<Code>123456-12345</Code>
<BirthDate>19 80-01-01T00:00:00</BirthDate>
<IsPolicyHolder >true</IsPolicyHolder>
<IsNotResident> false</IsNotResident>
<Type>PhysicalP erson</Type>
<ResidencyCount ry>0</ResidencyCountr y>
<Sex>Male</Sex>
<LegalPersonTyp e>0</LegalPersonType >
</Person>
<Person>
<Name>AS2</Name>
<Surname>AS2</Surname>
<Code>123456-12345</Code>
<BirthDate>19 80-01-01T00:00:00</BirthDate>
<IsPolicyHolder >true</IsPolicyHolder>
<IsNotResident> false</IsNotResident>
<Type>PhysicalP erson</Type>
<ResidencyCount ry>0</ResidencyCountr y>
<Sex>Male</Sex>
<LegalPersonTyp e>0</LegalPersonType >
</Person>
</InsuredPersons>
</Draft>

This is my code so far (as you can see i'm not using schema, cuz i don't
know how):

XmlDocument xml = new XmlDocument();

XmlDeclaration declaration = xml.CreateXmlDe claration ("1.0",
utf-16", null);

xml.AppendChild (declaration);

//Root element
XmlElement elemDraft = xml.CreateEleme nt
("Draft");//,"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema");

//Root element attributes
XmlAttribute attr1 = xml.CreateAttri bute ("xmlns:xsi" );
attr1.Value = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance";
elemDraft.Attri butes.Append (attr1);

XmlAttribute attr2 = xml.CreateAttri bute ("xmlns:xsd" );
attr2.Value = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema";
elemDraft.Attri butes.Append (attr2);

XmlAttribute attr3 = xml.CreateAttri bute ("xsi:type") ;
attr3.Value = "TravelDraf t";
elemDraft.Attri butes.Append (attr3);

xml.AppendChild (elemDraft);

//DraftId
XmlElement elemDraftId = xml.CreateEleme nt("DraftId");
elemDraftId.Val ue = draft.DraftId ?? String.Empty;
elemDraft.Appen dChild(elemDraf tId);

//StartDate
XmlElement elemStartDate = xml.CreateEleme nt ("StartDate" );
elemDraftId.Val ue = draft.StartDate .Date.ToString( ) ??
String.Empty;
elemDraft.Appen dChild (elemStartDate) ;