XmlSchemaAnnotation Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Xml.Schema

Assemblies:

netstandard.dll, System.Xml.ReaderWriter.dll

Source:

XmlSchemaAnnotation.cs

Represents the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) annotation element.

C#

public class XmlSchemaAnnotation : System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaObject

Inheritance

Object

XmlSchemaObject

XmlSchemaAnnotation

Examples

The following example creates the annotation element.

C#

using System;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Schema;

class XMLSchemaExamples
{
    public static void Main()
    {

        XmlSchema schema = new XmlSchema();

        // <xs:simpleType name="northwestStates">
        XmlSchemaSimpleType simpleType = new XmlSchemaSimpleType();
        simpleType.Name = "northwestStates";
        schema.Items.Add(simpleType);

        // <xs:annotation>
        XmlSchemaAnnotation annNorthwestStates = new XmlSchemaAnnotation();
        simpleType.Annotation = annNorthwestStates;

        // <xs:documentation>States in the Pacific Northwest of US</xs:documentation>
        XmlSchemaDocumentation docNorthwestStates = new XmlSchemaDocumentation();
        annNorthwestStates.Items.Add(docNorthwestStates);
        docNorthwestStates.Markup = TextToNodeArray("States in the Pacific Northwest of US");

        // <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
        XmlSchemaSimpleTypeRestriction restriction = new XmlSchemaSimpleTypeRestriction();
        simpleType.Content = restriction;
        restriction.BaseTypeName = new XmlQualifiedName("string", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema");

        // <xs:enumeration value='WA'>
        XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet enumerationWA = new XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet();
        restriction.Facets.Add(enumerationWA);
        enumerationWA.Value = "WA";

        // <xs:annotation>
        XmlSchemaAnnotation annWA = new XmlSchemaAnnotation();
        enumerationWA.Annotation = annWA;

        // <xs:documentation>Washington</documentation>
        XmlSchemaDocumentation docWA = new XmlSchemaDocumentation();
        annWA.Items.Add(docWA);
        docWA.Markup = TextToNodeArray("Washington");

        // <xs:enumeration value='OR'>
        XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet enumerationOR = new XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet();
        restriction.Facets.Add(enumerationOR);
        enumerationOR.Value = "OR";

        // <xs:annotation>
        XmlSchemaAnnotation annOR = new XmlSchemaAnnotation();
        enumerationOR.Annotation = annOR;

        // <xs:documentation>Oregon</xs:documentation>
        XmlSchemaDocumentation docOR = new XmlSchemaDocumentation();
        annOR.Items.Add(docOR);
        docOR.Markup = TextToNodeArray("Oregon");

        // <xs:enumeration value='ID'>
        XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet enumerationID = new XmlSchemaEnumerationFacet();

        restriction.Facets.Add(enumerationID);
        enumerationID.Value = "ID";

        // <xs:annotation>
        XmlSchemaAnnotation annID = new XmlSchemaAnnotation();
        enumerationID.Annotation = annID;

        // <xs:documentation>Idaho</xs:documentation>
        XmlSchemaDocumentation docID = new XmlSchemaDocumentation();
        annID.Items.Add(docID);
        docID.Markup = TextToNodeArray("Idaho");

        XmlSchemaSet schemaSet = new XmlSchemaSet();
        schemaSet.ValidationEventHandler += new ValidationEventHandler(ValidationCallbackOne);
        schemaSet.Add(schema);
        schemaSet.Compile();

        XmlSchema compiledSchema = null;

        foreach (XmlSchema schema1 in schemaSet.Schemas())
        {
            compiledSchema = schema1;
        }

        XmlNamespaceManager nsmgr = new XmlNamespaceManager(new NameTable());
        nsmgr.AddNamespace("xs", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema");
        compiledSchema.Write(Console.Out, nsmgr);
    }

    public static void ValidationCallbackOne(object sender, ValidationEventArgs args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(args.Message);
    }

    public static XmlNode[] TextToNodeArray(string text)
    {
        XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
        return new XmlNode[1] { doc.CreateTextNode(text) };
    }
}

The following XML file is generated for the preceding code example.

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="IBM437"?>
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
    <xs:simpleType name="northwestStates">
    <xs:annotation>
        <xs:documentation>States in the Pacific Northwest of US</xs:documentation>
    </xs:annotation>
        <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
          <xs:enumeration value='WA'>
            <xs:annotation>
              <xs:documentation>Washington</xs:documentation>
            </xs:annotation>
          </xs:enumeration>
          <xs:enumeration value='OR'>
            <xs:annotation>
              <xs:documentation>Oregon</xs:documentation>
            </xs:annotation>
          </xs:enumeration>
          <xs:enumeration value='ID'>
            <xs:annotation>
              <xs:documentation>Idaho</xs:documentation>
            </xs:annotation>
          </xs:enumeration>
        </xs:restriction>
    </xs:simpleType>
</xs:schema>

Remarks

An annotation element can contain one or more XmlSchemaAppInfo instances (information for applications) and XmlSchemaDocumentation instances (comments or text for humans).

An annotation is used to store extra information about the schema or its elements. These notes are specified for human consumption, xs:documentation, or by software, xs:appinfo. Annotation can be the first element of most schema elements or anywhere under the schema element.

Constructors

XmlSchemaAnnotation()

Initializes a new instance of the XmlSchemaAnnotation class.

Properties

Id	Gets or sets the string id.
Items	Gets the Items collection that is used to store the appinfo and documentation child elements.
LineNumber	Gets or sets the line number in the file to which the schema element refers. (Inherited from XmlSchemaObject)
LinePosition	Gets or sets the line position in the file to which the schema element refers. (Inherited from XmlSchemaObject)
Namespaces	Gets or sets the XmlSerializerNamespaces to use with this schema object. (Inherited from XmlSchemaObject)
Parent	Gets or sets the parent of this XmlSchemaObject. (Inherited from XmlSchemaObject)
SourceUri	Gets or sets the source location for the file that loaded the schema. (Inherited from XmlSchemaObject)
UnhandledAttributes	Gets or sets the qualified attributes that do not belong to the schema's target namespace.

Methods

Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

Applies to