at runtime, get possible choices for xs:choice class

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Hi,
I am using Reflection to build a GUI based on a class create with XSD, in VB
..NET 2.0. For most elements, I can easily determine the Type and then
provide the user some controls to select what data to use (they are creating
an XML document essentially on the fly). But the choice element has several
possible types and so it creates this itemField as object within the
xs:choice-generated class:

Private itemField As Object

'''<remarks/>
<System.Xml.Ser ialization.XmlE lementAttribute ("DetectionComm and",
GetType(Detecti onCommandType)) , _
System.Xml.Seri alization.XmlEl ementAttribute( "ExtendedComman d",
GetType(Extende dCommandType)), _
System.Xml.Seri alization.XmlEl ementAttribute( "LocationComman d",
GetType(Locatio nCommandType)), _
System.Xml.Seri alization.XmlEl ementAttribute( "SimpleCommand" ,
GetType(SimpleC ommandType)), _
System.Xml.Seri alization.XmlEl ementAttribute( "TimeComman d",
GetType(TimeCom mandType))_
Public Property Item() As Object
Get
Return Me.itemField
End Get
Set(ByVal value As Object)
Me.itemField = Value
End Set
End Property

Is there any way to get the information in the "remarks" section during
runtime, perhaps that auto-generated info is also hiding somewhere else?
Really, I just want be able to determine at runtime what possible Types could
this itemField object take on? I would just throw an enumerated list or some
other hack inside this class, but there are many classes like this and I've
gotten away with a very re-useable solution so far.

[Petar Atanasov]

GovernmentMan wrote:

Hi,
I am using Reflection to build a GUI based on a class create with XSD, in VB
.NET 2.0. For most elements, I can easily determine the Type and then
provide the user some controls to select what data to use (they are creating
an XML document essentially on the fly). But the choice element has several
possible types and so it creates this itemField as object within the
xs:choice-generated class:

Private itemField As Object

'''<remarks/>
<System.Xml.Ser ialization.XmlE lementAttribute ("DetectionComm and",
GetType(Detecti onCommandType)) , _
System.Xml.Seri alization.XmlEl ementAttribute( "ExtendedComman d",
GetType(Extende dCommandType)), _
System.Xml.Seri alization.XmlEl ementAttribute( "LocationComman d",
GetType(Locatio nCommandType)), _
System.Xml.Seri alization.XmlEl ementAttribute( "SimpleCommand" ,
GetType(SimpleC ommandType)), _
System.Xml.Seri alization.XmlEl ementAttribute( "TimeComman d",
GetType(TimeCom mandType))_
Public Property Item() As Object
Get
Return Me.itemField
End Get
Set(ByVal value As Object)
Me.itemField = Value
End Set
End Property

Is there any way to get the information in the "remarks" section during
runtime, perhaps that auto-generated info is also hiding somewhere else?
Really, I just want be able to determine at runtime what possible Types could
this itemField object take on? I would just throw an enumerated list or some
other hack inside this class, but there are many classes like this and I've
gotten away with a very re-useable solution so far.

Hi,
Unless with the explicit declaration of ItemChoiceType enum, I'm not
aware of another way to get it runtime.
You can see detailed sample at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...3/06/XMLFiles/

HTH,
Petar Atanasov
http://a-wake.net