Validating in-memory XML against in-memory DTD?

[saliej]

Hi

I need to validate an in-memory XML document against an in-memory DTD.
I've tried using XmlValidatingReader and it works but the compiler
complains that the class is obsolete. Here's the code:

string dtd = "<!ELEMENT bookstore (book)*> " +
"<!ELEMENT book (title,author*,price)>" +
"<!ATTLIST book genre CDATA #REQUIRED>" +
"<!ELEMENT title (#PCDATA)>" +
"<!ELEMENT author (name |
(first-name,last-name))>" +
"<!ELEMENT price (#PCDATA)>" +
"<!ELEMENT name (#PCDATA)>" +
"<!ELEMENT first-name (#PCDATA)>" +
"<!ELEMENT last-name (#PCDATA)>";

// Should fail validation - missing genre and title
string xmlDef = "<?xml version='1.0'?>" +
"<bookstore>" +
" <book>" +
" <author>" +
" <first-name>Benjamin</first-name>" +
" <last-name>Franklin</last-name>" +
" </author>" +
" <price>8.99</price>" +
" </book>";

bool validXml = true;

XmlParserContext parserContext = new XmlParserContext(null, null,
"bookstore", "", "", dtd, "", null, XmlSpace.Default);
XmlValidatingReader reader = new XmlValidatingReader(xmlDef,
XmlNodeType.Document, parserContext);
reader.ValidationEventHandler += delegate(object o, ValidationEventArgs
args)
{
validXml = false;
};

while (validXml && reader.Read()){}

return validXml;

This version works fine. However, as soon as I change the code to
conform to .NET 2.0, the validation stops working.

bool validXml = true;

XmlReaderSettings settings = new XmlReaderSettings();
settings.ProhibitDtd = false;
settings.ValidationType = ValidationType.DTD;

XmlParserContext parserContext = new XmlParserContext(null, null,
"bookstore", "", "", dtd, "", null, XmlSpace.Default);
XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(xmlDef), settings,
parserContext);

settings.ValidationEventHandler += delegate(object o,
ValidationEventArgs args)
{
validXml = false;
};

while (validXml && reader.Read()){}

Is this a bug or am I not doing something correctly?

[saliej]

I just noticed the code snippet is missing the closing <bookstore> tag.
This:

string xmlDef = "<?xml version='1.0'?>" +
"<bookstore>" +
" <book>" +
" <author>" +
" <first-name>Benjamin</first-name>" +
" <last-name>Franklin</last-name>" +
" </author>" +
" <price>8.99</price>" +
" </book>";

should be:
string xmlDef = "<?xml version='1.0'?>" +
"<bookstore>" +
" <book>" +
" <author>" +
" <first-name>Benjamin</first-name>" +
" <last-name>Franklin</last-name>" +
" </author>" +
" <price>8.99</price>" +
" </book>" +
"</bookstore>";

[saliej]

OK, I seemed to have found one problem. The ValidationEventHandler
needs to be set before the XmlReader is created.

It still doesn't work though. It now complains that the DTD is not
found.

[Junfeng Dong]

Not sure why it doesn't work in .Net 2.0. I will forward your question to
people who can answer your question.

Thanks,
Junfeng

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Hi

I need to validate an in-memory XML document against an in-memory DTD.
I've tried using XmlValidatingReader and it works but the compiler
complains that the class is obsolete. Here's the code:

string dtd = "<!ELEMENT bookstore (book)*> " +
"<!ELEMENT book (title,author*,price)>" +
"<!ATTLIST book genre CDATA #REQUIRED>" +
"<!ELEMENT title (#PCDATA)>" +
"<!ELEMENT author (name |
(first-name,last-name))>" +
"<!ELEMENT price (#PCDATA)>" +
"<!ELEMENT name (#PCDATA)>" +
"<!ELEMENT first-name (#PCDATA)>" +
"<!ELEMENT last-name (#PCDATA)>";

// Should fail validation - missing genre and title
string xmlDef = "<?xml version='1.0'?>" +
"<bookstore>" +
" <book>" +
" <author>" +
" <first-name>Benjamin</first-name>" +
" <last-name>Franklin</last-name>" +
" </author>" +
" <price>8.99</price>" +
" </book>";

bool validXml = true;

XmlParserContext parserContext = new XmlParserContext(null, null,
"bookstore", "", "", dtd, "", null, XmlSpace.Default);
XmlValidatingReader reader = new XmlValidatingReader(xmlDef,
XmlNodeType.Document, parserContext);
reader.ValidationEventHandler += delegate(object o, ValidationEventArgs
args)
{
validXml = false;
};

while (validXml && reader.Read()){}

return validXml;

This version works fine. However, as soon as I change the code to
conform to .NET 2.0, the validation stops working.

bool validXml = true;

XmlReaderSettings settings = new XmlReaderSettings();
settings.ProhibitDtd = false;
settings.ValidationType = ValidationType.DTD;

XmlParserContext parserContext = new XmlParserContext(null, null,
"bookstore", "", "", dtd, "", null, XmlSpace.Default);
XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(xmlDef), settings,
parserContext);

settings.ValidationEventHandler += delegate(object o,
ValidationEventArgs args)
{
validXml = false;
};

while (validXml && reader.Read()){}

Is this a bug or am I not doing something correctly?