Importing XML files as easily as possible.

Question

I may have noticed that importing XML and XSD files into Visual Studio is not easy; it's complicated.

Can anyone provide me some steps on how successfully to import XML and XSD files into Visual Studio?

Answer 1

Hi, @John,

To add XML file: Right-click your project in Solution Explorer, choose "Add" > "Existing Item," and select your XML file.

To add XSD file (if needed) use the same method above.

You can edit the XML file by double-clicking it in Solution Explorer.

To associate XSD with XML, you can add this line to your XML file:

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
   <YourRootElement xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="YourSchema.xsd">

Visual Studio will validate and provide IntelliSense based on the XSD.

You can then save your files.