XSD to Class to XML file results in elements with xmlns="" tag

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Hi all,

Hope someone is able and willing to help me with following problem.
I received a xsd file from another company, our company i supposed to return xml based on that xsd.
Problem is that I don't really understand how these namespace work in xml.
(I am however aware of what problems namespaces solve)
I'm not even sure if the provided xsd is 'common' practice, although it validates correctly.

So I'll describe exactly what I've been doing:

I've converted the .xsd file (i posted contents below) to VB classes with the VS.NET 2005 xsd command:

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xsd source.xsd /c /l:vb

Contents of the source.xsd file:

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 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>

<xsd:schema xmlns="http://www.company.net/product" xmlns:tellit="http://www.company.net/product" targetNamespace="http://www.company.net/product" version="7.6" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" elementFormDefault="unqualified" attributeFormDefault="unqualified">

    <xsd:element name="root">

        <xsd:complexType>

            <xsd:sequence>

                <xsd:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" name="partner-dto">

                    <xsd:annotation>

                        <xsd:documentation>This is the information about partners (customers - suppliers).</xsd:documentation>

                    </xsd:annotation>

                    <xsd:complexType>

                        <xsd:all>

                            <xsd:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="internal-reference" type="xsd:string">

                                <xsd:annotation>

                                    <xsd:documentation>DB Primary key in Deal-IT.</xsd:documentation>

                                </xsd:annotation>

                            </xsd:element>

                            <xsd:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" name="external-reference" type="xsd:string">

                                <xsd:annotation>

                                    <xsd:documentation>DB Primary key in external ERP system.</xsd:documentation>

                                </xsd:annotation>

                            </xsd:element>

                            <xsd:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" name="functional-reference" type="xsd:string">

                                <xsd:annotation>

                                    <xsd:documentation>Functional key.</xsd:documentation>

                                </xsd:annotation>

                            </xsd:element>

                            <xsd:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" name="description" type="xsd:string">

                                <xsd:annotation>

                                    <xsd:documentation>Extra information.</xsd:documentation>

                                </xsd:annotation>

                            </xsd:element>

                            <xsd:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" name="allow-partial-deliveries" type="xsd:boolean">

                                <xsd:annotation>

                                    <xsd:documentation>Flag that indicates that partial deliveries for this partner are allowed.</xsd:documentation>

                                </xsd:annotation>

                            </xsd:element>

                            <xsd:element minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" name="main-address-reference" type="xsd:string">

                                <xsd:annotation>

                                    <xsd:documentation>The id of the main address. The addresses are defined via the address-dto</xsd:documentation>

                                </xsd:annotation>

                            </xsd:element>

                            <xsd:element minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" name="state-reference" type="xsd:string">

                                <xsd:annotation>

                                    <xsd:documentation>external-reference to the partner status.</xsd:documentation>

                                </xsd:annotation>

                            </xsd:element>

                        </xsd:all>

                        <xsd:attribute name="message-status" use="required">

                            <xsd:annotation>

                                <xsd:documentation>Indicates the transaction type: I=Insert U=Update D=Delete.</xsd:documentation>

                            </xsd:annotation>

                            <xsd:simpleType>

                                <xsd:restriction base="xsd:token">

                                    <xsd:length value="1" />

                                    <xsd:enumeration value="I" />

                                    <xsd:enumeration value="U" />

                                    <xsd:enumeration value="D" />

                                </xsd:restriction>

                            </xsd:simpleType>

                        </xsd:attribute>

                    </xsd:complexType>

                </xsd:element>

            </xsd:sequence>

        </xsd:complexType>

    </xsd:element>

</xsd:schema>

Next I fill the generated classes through code:

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Dim _root As New root
 
        Dim _partner As New rootPartnerdto

        With _partner

            .internalreference = ""

            .externalreference = "1564"

            .functionalreference = "1564 Naamklant"

            .description = "Naamklant"

            .allowpartialdeliveries = True

            .mainaddressreference = ""

            .statereference = ""

            .messagestatus = rootPartnerdtoMessagestatus.I

        End With
 
        Dim _partner2 As New rootPartnerdto

        With _partner2

            .internalreference = ""

            .externalreference = "1564"

            .functionalreference = "1564 Naamklant"

            .description = "Naamklant"

            .allowpartialdeliveries = True

            .mainaddressreference = ""

            .statereference = ""

            .messagestatus = rootPartnerdtoMessagestatus.I

        End With

        'lst.Add(_partner2)
 
        _root.partnerdto = New rootPartnerdto() {_partner, _partner2}
 
        Dim _output As String = PCNObjecten.XMLExport.Export(_root)

The export function works like this:

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Public Shared Function Export(ByVal _root As root) As String
 
        Dim _output As String
 
        Dim writer As New XmlSerializer(GetType(root)) 

        Dim _str As New MemoryStream

        writer.Serialize(_str, _root)

        _str.Flush()

        _str.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin)

        Dim _rdr As New StreamReader(_str)

        _output = _rdr.ReadToEnd()
 
        Debug.WriteLine(_output)

        Return _output
 
    End Function

The output xml:

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<root xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://www.company.net/product">

  <partner-dto message-status="I" xmlns="">

    <internal-reference />

    <external-reference>1564</external-reference>

    <functional-reference>1564 Naamklant</functional-reference>

    <description>Naamklant</description>

    <allow-partial-deliveries>true</allow-partial-deliveries>

    <main-address-reference />

    <state-reference />

  </partner-dto>

  <partner-dto message-status="I" xmlns="">

    <internal-reference />

    <external-reference>1564</external-reference>

    <functional-reference>1564 Naamklant</functional-reference>

    <description>Naamklant</description>

    <allow-partial-deliveries>true</allow-partial-deliveries>

    <main-address-reference />

    <state-reference />

  </partner-dto>

</root>

Now the question part:
- Why is that xmlns attribute empty? I think it should not be present, since the default namespace should be "http://www.company.net/product"?
- What am I doing wrong, or is there something wrong with the .xsd definition?
Can I fix this without changing the .xsd definition?

Thanks if you took the time to read or even run this code.
Regards,

Boris

Aug 29 '07 #1

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jkmyoung

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In your schema, you've got elementFormDefa ult="unqualifie d" which will put the elements you declare in there in the default xmlns="" namespace.

Seems the problem is telling the program that you want those elements to be in the same namespace when you generate the schema with the xsd command.

Aug 29 '07 #2

BorisBoshond

New Member

Thanks for your answer,

So as long if the xsd sais elementFormDefa ult=Unqualified , the output will always contain the empty xmlns="" tag?

Is that xmlns="" tag valid? Or will our xml cause validationerror s?

I ran some tests with different elementFormDefa ult and attributeFormDe fault settings, here are the results:

with attributeFormDe fault = UnQualified
and elementFormDefa ult = UnQualified:

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 <?xml version="1.0"?>

<root xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://www.company.net/product">

  <partner-dto message-status="I" xmlns="">

    <internal-reference />

    <external-reference>1564</external-reference>

    <functional-reference>1564 Naamklant</functional-reference>

    <description>Naamklant</description>

    <allow-partial-deliveries>true</allow-partial-deliveries>

    <main-address-reference />

    <state-reference />

  </partner-dto>

  <partner-dto message-status="I" xmlns="">

    <internal-reference />

    <external-reference>1564</external-reference>

    <functional-reference>1564 Naamklant</functional-reference>

    <description>Naamklant</description>

    <allow-partial-deliveries>true</allow-partial-deliveries>

    <main-address-reference />

    <state-reference />

  </partner-dto>

  <sales-order-dto message-status="I" xmlns="">

    <delivery-address-reference xsi:nil="true" />

    <ship-together>true</ship-together>

    <sales-reference />

    <order-date>0001-01-01T00:00:00</order-date>

  </sales-order-dto>

</root>

with attributeFormDe fault = Qualified
and elementFormDefa ult = UnQualified:

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 <root xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://www.company.net/product">

  <partner-dto d2p1:message-status="I" xmlns:d2p1="http://www.company.net/product" xmlns="">

    <internal-reference />

    <external-reference>1564</external-reference>

    <functional-reference>1564 Naamklant</functional-reference>

    <description>Naamklant</description>

    <allow-partial-deliveries>true</allow-partial-deliveries>

    <main-address-reference />

    <state-reference />

  </partner-dto>

  <partner-dto d2p1:message-status="I" xmlns:d2p1="http://www.company.net/product" xmlns="">

    <internal-reference />

    <external-reference>1564</external-reference>

    <functional-reference>1564 Naamklant</functional-reference>

    <description>Naamklant</description>

    <allow-partial-deliveries>true</allow-partial-deliveries>

    <main-address-reference />

    <state-reference />

  </partner-dto>

  <sales-order-dto d2p1:message-status="I" xmlns:d2p1="http://www.company.net/product" xmlns="">

    <delivery-address-reference xsi:nil="true" />

    <ship-together>true</ship-together>

    <sales-reference />

    <order-date>0001-01-01T00:00:00</order-date>

  </sales-order-dto>

</root>

With attributeFormDe fault = Qualified
and elementFormDefa ult = Qualified:

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 <?xml version="1.0"?>

<root xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://www.company.net/product">

  <partner-dto d2p1:message-status="I" xmlns:d2p1="http://www.company.net/product">

    <d2p1:internal-reference />

    <d2p1:external-reference>1564</d2p1:external-reference>

    <d2p1:functional-reference>1564 Naamklant</d2p1:functional-reference>

    <d2p1:description>Naamklant</d2p1:description>

    <d2p1:allow-partial-deliveries>true</d2p1:allow-partial-deliveries>

    <d2p1:main-address-reference />

    <d2p1:state-reference />

  </partner-dto>

  <partner-dto d2p1:message-status="I" xmlns:d2p1="http://www.company.net/product">

    <d2p1:internal-reference />

    <d2p1:external-reference>1564</d2p1:external-reference>

    <d2p1:functional-reference>1564 Naamklant</d2p1:functional-reference>

    <d2p1:description>Naamklant</d2p1:description>

    <d2p1:allow-partial-deliveries>true</d2p1:allow-partial-deliveries>

    <d2p1:main-address-reference />

    <d2p1:state-reference />

  </partner-dto>

  <sales-order-dto d2p1:message-status="I" xmlns:d2p1="http://www.company.net/product">

    <d2p1:delivery-address-reference xsi:nil="true" />

    <d2p1:ship-together>true</d2p1:ship-together>

    <d2p1:sales-reference />

    <d2p1:order-date>0001-01-01T00:00:00</d2p1:order-date>

  </sales-order-dto>

</root>

That last result seems like the best solution, namespace wise, no discussion.

But I think the first version is more "readable" (no qualifiers), only problem is that xmlns="" tag. If that's invalid xml then I wonder the use of setting elementFormDefa ult=UnQualified in the first place.

I'll post any progress in this topic.

Regards,

Boris

Aug 30 '07 #3

BorisBoshond

New Member

Hmmm, the other company sais that XSD is valid and it's our job to fill in the xmlns tag correctly...

So if anyone has a suggestion on how to do this or explain me why this can't be done, I'd be very impressed.

The only 'hack' I can think of is removing the xmlns="" tag through String.Replace from the output.

Regards,

Boris

Sep 4 '07 #4

jkmyoung

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Recognized Expert Top Contributor

If the XSD is valid, then output xml you have originally is valid.

Part of your xml just happens to be in the default namespace. This is still valid xml.

Sep 5 '07 #5

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