Constructing XML file based on Schema

[Sek]

Hi Folks,

I would like to create a XML file that adhere to the Schema definition
files.

My schema definition files import/include further XSD files and
internal references can be to a depth of two or three.

The data required for the creation of XML are present in the form of
user defined data structures.

What would be the ideal way to achieve this?

TIA.
Sek

[Martin Honnen]

Sek wrote:

I would like to create a XML file that adhere to the Schema definition
files.

My schema definition files import/include further XSD files and
internal references can be to a depth of two or three.

With .NET 2.0 you can build an XmlSchemaSet
<http://msdn2.microsoft .com/en-us/library/system.xml.sche ma.xmlschemaset .aspx>
which gives a logical view on the compilation of all schemas and you can
then walk the schema object model
<http://blogs.msdn.com/stan_kitsis/archive/2005/08/06/448572.aspxand
create elements and attributes as needed.


--

Martin Honnen --- MVP XML
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[Sek]

Thanks Martin.

Is there any way to achieve this in 1.1?
Martin Honnen wrote:

Sek wrote:

I would like to create a XML file that adhere to the Schema definition
files.

My schema definition files import/include further XSD files and
internal references can be to a depth of two or three.

With .NET 2.0 you can build an XmlSchemaSet
<http://msdn2.microsoft .com/en-us/library/system.xml.sche ma.xmlschemaset .aspx>
which gives a logical view on the compilation of all schemas and you can
then walk the schema object model
<http://blogs.msdn.com/stan_kitsis/archive/2005/08/06/448572.aspxand
create elements and attributes as needed.


--

Martin Honnen --- MVP XML
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[Martin Honnen]

Sek wrote:

Is there any way to achieve this in 1.1?

..NET 1.x also has a SOM (Schema Object Model) but slightly different, see
<http://msdn.microsoft. com/library/default.asp?url =/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconXSDSchemaO bjectModelSOM.a sp>
for details.
--

Martin Honnen --- MVP XML
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[Sek]

Martin,

I did reference some of those topics, but may not be to fullest extent.

I have advanced to an extent in reading the contents of schema files.
In brief, the schema files i am using are nested, in the sense, i have
the following:
-Parent.xsd [Schema directly used by the xml file]
-Child1.xsd, Child2.xsd [Both the schemas are import/included by the
Parent.xsd]
-Types1.xsd, Types2.xsd [Contains some basic types import/included by
the Childx.xsd files]

Basically, the schema is not so complicated, but i have issues
pertaining to nillable types, wherein i have to use "xsi:nil=tr ue" for
emplty nillable type elements. My approach is to parse through the
schema recursively and get the list of type declaration for
XmlSchemaElemen ts.
Then for every empty element to be written to xml file, i check the
above list for nillable type, in which case i add "xsi:nil=tr ue" to the
element.

Following is the code for obtaining list of all xmlschemaelemen ts
recursively:

-----BEGIN-----
XmlSchemaCollec tion o = new XmlSchemaCollec tion();
o.Add(sIssueTyp e,new XmlTextReader(s SchemaFile),new XmlUrlResolver( ));
_oCollecElement s = new ArrayList();

foreach(XmlSche ma ienmr in o)
{
foreach(object item in ienmr.Elements. Values)
{
_oCollecElement s.Add(item);
}
}
--------END------

The above approach lists all the xmschemaelement s from Parent.xsd,
Child1.xsd and Child2.xsd , but doesn't list the xmlschemaelemen ts in
Types1.xsd and Types2.xsd. The Types1.xsd is imported by Child1.xsd
using the following statement <xs:include schemaLocation= "Types1.xsd "
/within the Child1.xsd file. So, i am expecting the
XmlSchemaCollec tion to resolve the types in the Types1.xsd file as
well.

Does my approach make any sense to you?

TIA.
Sek

Martin Honnen wrote:

Sek wrote:

Is there any way to achieve this in 1.1?

.NET 1.x also has a SOM (Schema Object Model) but slightly different, see
<http://msdn.microsoft. com/library/default.asp?url =/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cpconXSDSchemaO bjectModelSOM.a sp>
for details.
--

Martin Honnen --- MVP XML
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[John Saunders]

"Sek" <se****@gmail.c omwrote in message
news:11******** **************@ m73g2000cwd.goo glegroups.com.. .

Martin,

I did reference some of those topics, but may not be to fullest extent.

I have advanced to an extent in reading the contents of schema files.
In brief, the schema files i am using are nested, in the sense, i have
the following:
-Parent.xsd [Schema directly used by the xml file]
-Child1.xsd, Child2.xsd [Both the schemas are import/included by the
Parent.xsd]
-Types1.xsd, Types2.xsd [Contains some basic types import/included by
the Childx.xsd files]

Basically, the schema is not so complicated, but i have issues
pertaining to nillable types, wherein i have to use "xsi:nil=tr ue" for
emplty nillable type elements. My approach is to parse through the
schema recursively and get the list of type declaration for
XmlSchemaElemen ts.
Then for every empty element to be written to xml file, i check the
above list for nillable type, in which case i add "xsi:nil=tr ue" to the
element.

Following is the code for obtaining list of all xmlschemaelemen ts
recursively:

-----BEGIN-----
XmlSchemaCollec tion o = new XmlSchemaCollec tion();
o.Add(sIssueTyp e,new XmlTextReader(s SchemaFile),new XmlUrlResolver( ));
_oCollecElement s = new ArrayList();

foreach(XmlSche ma ienmr in o)
{
foreach(object item in ienmr.Elements. Values)
{
_oCollecElement s.Add(item);
}
}
--------END------

The above approach lists all the xmschemaelement s from Parent.xsd,
Child1.xsd and Child2.xsd , but doesn't list the xmlschemaelemen ts in
Types1.xsd and Types2.xsd. The Types1.xsd is imported by Child1.xsd
using the following statement <xs:include schemaLocation= "Types1.xsd "
/within the Child1.xsd file. So, i am expecting the
XmlSchemaCollec tion to resolve the types in the Types1.xsd file as
well.

Does my approach make any sense to you?

Yes, but you would need to recursively walk the included / imported schemas
using XmlSchema.Inclu des:

foreach (XmlSchemaImpor t included in schema.Includes )
{
if (included.Schem a != null)
{
Recurse(include d.Schema);
}
}

John