Namespace: System.Xml.Schema Assembly: System.Xml.ReaderWriter.dll Assembly: System.Xml.dll Assembly: netstandard.dll Source: XmlSchemaValidator.cs Source: XmlSchemaValidator.cs Source: XmlSchemaValidator.cs
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Represents an XML Schema Definition Language (XSD) Schema validation engine. The XmlSchemaValidator class cannot be inherited.
public ref class XmlSchemaValidator sealed
public sealed class XmlSchemaValidator
type XmlSchemaValidator = class
Public NotInheritable Class XmlSchemaValidator
Inheritance
XmlSchemaValidator
The following example validates the contosoBooks.xml file against the contosoBooks.xsd schema. The example uses the XmlSerializer class to deserialize the contosoBooks.xml file and pass the value of the nodes to the methods of the XmlSchemaValidator class.
using System; using System.Xml; using System.Xml.Schema; using System.Xml.Serialization; using System.Collections; namespace Microsoft.Samples.Xml.Schema < class XmlSchemaValidatorExamples < static void Main() < // The XML document to deserialize into the XmlSerializer object. XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create("contosoBooks.xml"); // The XmlSerializer object. XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(ContosoBooks)); ContosoBooks books = (ContosoBooks)serializer.Deserialize(reader); // The XmlSchemaSet object containing the schema used to validate the XML document. XmlSchemaSet schemaSet = new XmlSchemaSet(); schemaSet.Add("http://www.contoso.com/books", "contosoBooks.xsd"); // The XmlNamespaceManager object used to handle namespaces. XmlNamespaceManager manager = new XmlNamespaceManager(reader.NameTable); // Assign a ValidationEventHandler to handle schema validation warnings and errors. XmlSchemaValidator validator = new XmlSchemaValidator(reader.NameTable, schemaSet, manager, XmlSchemaValidationFlags.None); validator.ValidationEventHandler += new ValidationEventHandler(SchemaValidationEventHandler); // Initialize the XmlSchemaValidator object. validator.Initialize(); // Validate the bookstore element, verify that all required attributes are present // and prepare to validate child content. validator.ValidateElement("bookstore", "http://www.contoso.com/books", null); validator.GetUnspecifiedDefaultAttributes(new ArrayList()); validator.ValidateEndOfAttributes(null); // Get the next exptected element in the bookstore context. XmlSchemaParticle[] particles = validator.GetExpectedParticles(); XmlSchemaElement nextElement = particles[0] as XmlSchemaElement; Console.WriteLine("Expected Element: ''", nextElement.Name); foreach (BookType book in books.Book) < // Validate the book element. validator.ValidateElement("book", "http://www.contoso.com/books", null); // Get the exptected attributes for the book element. Console.Write("\nExpected attributes: "); XmlSchemaAttribute[] attributes = validator.GetExpectedAttributes(); foreach (XmlSchemaAttribute attribute in attributes) < Console.Write("'' ", attribute.Name); > Console.WriteLine(); // Validate the genre attribute and display its post schema validation information. if (book.Genre != null) < validator.ValidateAttribute("genre", "", book.Genre, schemaInfo); >DisplaySchemaInfo(); // Validate the publicationdate attribute and display its post schema validation information. if (book.PublicationDate != null) < validator.ValidateAttribute("publicationdate", "", dateTimeGetter(book.PublicationDate), schemaInfo); >DisplaySchemaInfo(); // Validate the ISBN attribute and display its post schema validation information. if (book.Isbn != null) < validator.ValidateAttribute("ISBN", "", book.Isbn, schemaInfo); >DisplaySchemaInfo(); // After validating all the attributes for the current element with ValidateAttribute method, // you must call GetUnspecifiedDefaultAttributes to validate the default attributes. validator.GetUnspecifiedDefaultAttributes(new ArrayList()); // Verify that all required attributes of the book element are present // and prepare to validate child content. validator.ValidateEndOfAttributes(null); // Validate the title element and its content. validator.ValidateElement("title", "http://www.contoso.com/books", null); validator.ValidateEndElement(null, book.Title); // Validate the author element, verify that all required attributes are present // and prepare to validate child content. validator.ValidateElement("author", "http://www.contoso.com/books", null); validator.GetUnspecifiedDefaultAttributes(new ArrayList()); validator.ValidateEndOfAttributes(null); if (book.Author.Name != null) < // Validate the name element and its content. validator.ValidateElement("name", "http://www.contoso.com/books", null); validator.ValidateEndElement(null, book.Author.Name); >if (book.Author.FirstName != null) < // Validate the first-name element and its content. validator.ValidateElement("first-name", "http://www.contoso.com/books", null); validator.ValidateEndElement(null, book.Author.FirstName); >if (book.Author.LastName != null) < // Validate the last-name element and its content. validator.ValidateElement("last-name", "http://www.contoso.com/books", null); validator.ValidateEndElement(null, book.Author.LastName); >// Validate the content of the author element. validator.ValidateEndElement(null); // Validate the price element and its content. validator.ValidateElement("price", "http://www.contoso.com/books", null); validator.ValidateEndElement(null, book.Price); // Validate the content of the book element. validator.ValidateEndElement(null); > // Validate the content of the bookstore element. validator.ValidateEndElement(null); // Close the XmlReader object. reader.Close(); > static XmlSchemaInfo schemaInfo = new XmlSchemaInfo(); static object dateTimeGetterContent; static object dateTimeGetterHandle() < return dateTimeGetterContent; >static XmlValueGetter dateTimeGetter(DateTime dateTime) < dateTimeGetterContent = dateTime; return new XmlValueGetter(dateTimeGetterHandle); >static void DisplaySchemaInfo() < if (schemaInfo.SchemaElement != null) < Console.WriteLine("Element '' with type '' is ''", schemaInfo.SchemaElement.Name, schemaInfo.SchemaType, schemaInfo.Validity); > else if (schemaInfo.SchemaAttribute != null) < Console.WriteLine("Attribute '' with type '' is ''", schemaInfo.SchemaAttribute.Name, schemaInfo.SchemaType, schemaInfo.Validity); > > static void SchemaValidationEventHandler(object sender, ValidationEventArgs e) < switch (e.Severity) < case XmlSeverityType.Error: Console.WriteLine("\nError: ", e.Message); break; case XmlSeverityType.Warning: Console.WriteLine("\nWarning: ", e.Message); break; > > > [XmlRootAttribute("bookstore", Namespace = "http://www.contoso.com/books", IsNullable = false)] public class ContosoBooks < [XmlElementAttribute("book")] public BookType[] Book; >public class BookType < [XmlAttributeAttribute("genre")] public string Genre; [XmlAttributeAttribute("publicationdate", DataType = "date")] public DateTime PublicationDate; [XmlAttributeAttribute("ISBN")] public string Isbn; [XmlElementAttribute("title")] public string Title; [XmlElementAttribute("author")] public BookAuthor Author; [XmlElementAttribute("price")] public Decimal Price; >public class BookAuthor < [XmlElementAttribute("name")] public string Name; [XmlElementAttribute("first-name")] public string FirstName; [XmlElementAttribute("last-name")] public string LastName; >>
Imports System.Xml Imports System.Xml.Schema Imports System.Xml.Serialization Imports System.Collections Namespace Microsoft.Samples.Xml.Schema Class XmlSchemaValidatorExamples Shared Sub Main() ' The XML document to deserialize into the XmlSerializer object. Dim reader As XmlReader = XmlReader.Create("contosoBooks.xml") ' The XmlSerializer object. Dim serializer As XmlSerializer = New XmlSerializer(GetType(ContosoBooks)) Dim books As ContosoBooks = CType(serializer.Deserialize(reader), ContosoBooks) ' The XmlSchemaSet object containing the schema used to validate the XML document. Dim schemaSet As XmlSchemaSet = New XmlSchemaSet() schemaSet.Add("http://www.contoso.com/books", "contosoBooks.xsd") ' The XmlNamespaceManager object used to handle namespaces. Dim manager As XmlNamespaceManager = New XmlNamespaceManager(reader.NameTable) ' Assign a ValidationEventHandler to handle schema validation warnings and errors. Dim validator As XmlSchemaValidator = New XmlSchemaValidator(reader.NameTable, schemaSet, manager, XmlSchemaValidationFlags.None) 'validator.ValidationEventHandler += New ValidationEventHandler(SchemaValidationEventHandler) AddHandler validator.ValidationEventHandler, AddressOf SchemaValidationEventHandler ' Initialize the XmlSchemaValidator object. validator.Initialize() ' Validate the bookstore element, verify that all required attributes are present ' and prepare to validate child content. validator.ValidateElement("bookstore", "http://www.contoso.com/books", Nothing) validator.GetUnspecifiedDefaultAttributes(New ArrayList()) validator.ValidateEndOfAttributes(Nothing) ' Get the next exptected element in the bookstore context. Dim particles() As XmlSchemaParticle = validator.GetExpectedParticles() Dim nextElement As XmlSchemaElement = particles(0) Console.WriteLine("Expected Element: ''", nextElement.Name) For Each book As BookType In books.book ' Validate the book element. validator.ValidateElement("book", "http://www.contoso.com/books", Nothing) ' Get the exptected attributes for the book element. Console.Write(vbCrLf & "Expected attributes: ") Dim attributes() As XmlSchemaAttribute = validator.GetExpectedAttributes() For Each attribute As XmlSchemaAttribute In attributes Console.Write("'' ", attribute.Name) Next Console.WriteLine() ' Validate the genre attribute and display its post schema validation information. If Not book.Genre Is Nothing Then validator.ValidateAttribute("genre", "", book.Genre, schemaInfo) End If DisplaySchemaInfo() ' Validate the publicationdate attribute and display its post schema validation information. If Not book.PublicationDate = Nothing Then validator.ValidateAttribute("publicationdate", "", dateTimeGetter(book.PublicationDate), schemaInfo) End If DisplaySchemaInfo() ' Validate the ISBN attribute and display its post schema validation information. If Not book.Isbn Is Nothing Then validator.ValidateAttribute("ISBN", "", book.Isbn, schemaInfo) End If DisplaySchemaInfo() ' After validating all the attributes for the current element with ValidateAttribute method, ' you must call GetUnspecifiedDefaultAttributes to validate the default attributes. validator.GetUnspecifiedDefaultAttributes(New ArrayList()) ' Verify that all required attributes of the book element are present ' and prepare to validate child content. validator.ValidateEndOfAttributes(Nothing) ' Validate the title element and its content. validator.ValidateElement("title", "http://www.contoso.com/books", Nothing) validator.ValidateEndElement(Nothing, book.Title) ' Validate the author element, verify that all required attributes are present ' and prepare to validate child content. validator.ValidateElement("author", "http://www.contoso.com/books", Nothing) validator.GetUnspecifiedDefaultAttributes(New ArrayList()) validator.ValidateEndOfAttributes(Nothing) If Not book.Author.Name Is Nothing Then ' Validate the name element and its content. validator.ValidateElement("name", "http://www.contoso.com/books", Nothing) validator.ValidateEndElement(Nothing, book.Author.Name) End If If Not book.Author.FirstName Is Nothing Then ' Validate the first-name element and its content. validator.ValidateElement("first-name", "http://www.contoso.com/books", Nothing) validator.ValidateEndElement(Nothing, book.Author.FirstName) End If If Not book.Author.LastName Is Nothing Then ' Validate the last-name element and its content. validator.ValidateElement("last-name", "http://www.contoso.com/books", Nothing) validator.ValidateEndElement(Nothing, book.Author.LastName) End If ' Validate the content of the author element. validator.ValidateEndElement(Nothing) ' Validate the price element and its content. validator.ValidateElement("price", "http://www.contoso.com/books", Nothing) validator.ValidateEndElement(Nothing, book.Price) ' Validate the content of the book element. validator.ValidateEndElement(Nothing) Next ' Validate the content of the bookstore element. validator.ValidateEndElement(Nothing) ' Close the XmlReader object. reader.Close() End Sub Shared schemaInfo As XmlSchemaInfo = New XmlSchemaInfo() Shared dateTimeGetterContent As Object Shared Function dateTimeGetterHandle() As Object Return dateTimeGetterContent End Function Shared Function dateTimeGetter(ByVal dateTime As DateTime) As XmlValueGetter dateTimeGetterContent = dateTime Return New XmlValueGetter(AddressOf dateTimeGetterHandle) End Function Shared Sub DisplaySchemaInfo() If Not schemaInfo.SchemaElement Is Nothing Then Console.WriteLine("Element '' with type '' is ''", schemaInfo.SchemaElement.Name, schemaInfo.SchemaType, schemaInfo.Validity) ElseIf Not schemaInfo.SchemaAttribute Is Nothing Then Console.WriteLine("Attribute '' with type '' is ''", schemaInfo.SchemaAttribute.Name, schemaInfo.SchemaType, schemaInfo.Validity) End If End Sub Shared Sub SchemaValidationEventHandler(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ValidationEventArgs) Select Case e.Severity Case XmlSeverityType.Error Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & "Error: ", e.Message) Exit Sub Case XmlSeverityType.Warning Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & "Warning: ", e.Message) Exit Sub End Select End Sub End Class _ Public Class ContosoBooks _ Public book() As BookType End Class Public Class BookType _ Public Genre As String _ Public PublicationDate As DateTime _ Public Isbn As String _ Public Title As String _ Public Author As BookAuthor _ Public Price As Decimal End Class Public Class BookAuthor _ Public Name As String _ Public FirstName As String _ Public LastName As String End Class End Namespace
The example takes the contosoBooks.xml file as input.
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The example also takes the contosoBooks.xsd as an input.