XsdDataContractExporter Class

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Runtime.Serialization

Assembly:: System.Runtime.Serialization.Xml.dll

Assembly:: System.Runtime.Serialization.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

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Allows the transformation of a set of .NET types that are used in data contracts into an XML schema file (.xsd).

public ref class XsdDataContractExporter

public class XsdDataContractExporter

type XsdDataContractExporter = class

Public Class XsdDataContractExporter

Inheritance: Object
XsdDataContractExporter

Examples

The following example creates an instance of the XsdDataContractExporter and calls the Export(Type) method.

using System;
using System.Xml;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using System.Xml.Schema;

public class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        try
        {
            ExportXSD();
        }
        catch (Exception exc)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Message: {0} StackTrace:{1}", exc.Message, exc.StackTrace);
        }
        finally
        {
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }

    static void ExportXSD()
    {
        XsdDataContractExporter exporter = new XsdDataContractExporter();
        if (exporter.CanExport(typeof(Employee)))
        {
            exporter.Export(typeof(Employee));
            Console.WriteLine("number of schemas: {0}", exporter.Schemas.Count);
            Console.WriteLine();
            XmlSchemaSet mySchemas = exporter.Schemas;

            XmlQualifiedName XmlNameValue = exporter.GetRootElementName(typeof(Employee));
            string EmployeeNameSpace = XmlNameValue.Namespace;

            foreach (XmlSchema schema in mySchemas.Schemas(EmployeeNameSpace))
            {
                schema.Write(Console.Out);
            }
        }
    }

    static void GetXmlElementName()
    {
        XsdDataContractExporter myExporter = new XsdDataContractExporter();
        XmlQualifiedName xmlElementName =myExporter.GetRootElementName(typeof(Employee));
        Console.WriteLine("Namespace: {0}", xmlElementName.Namespace);
        Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}", xmlElementName.Name);
        Console.WriteLine("IsEmpty: {0}", xmlElementName.IsEmpty);
    }

    [DataContract(Namespace = "www.Contoso.com/Examples/")]
    public class Employee
    {
        [DataMember]
        public string EmployeeName;
        [DataMember]
        private string ID;
    }
}

Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Runtime.Serialization
Imports System.Xml.Schema

Public Class Program
    Public Shared Sub Main() 
        Try
            ExportXSD()
        Catch exc As Exception
            Console.WriteLine("Message: {0} StackTrace:{1}", exc.Message, exc.StackTrace)
        Finally
            Console.ReadLine()
        End Try
    
    End Sub 
    
    
    Shared Sub ExportXSD() 

        Dim exporter As New XsdDataContractExporter()

        ' Use the ExportOptions to add the Possessions type to the 
        ' collection of KnownTypes. 
        Dim eOptions As New ExportOptions()
        eOptions.KnownTypes.Add(GetType(Possessions))        
        exporter.Options = eOptions

        If exporter.CanExport(GetType(Employee)) Then
            exporter.Export(GetType(Employee))
            Console.WriteLine("number of schemas: {0}", exporter.Schemas.Count)
            Console.WriteLine()
            Dim mySchemas As XmlSchemaSet = exporter.Schemas
            
            Dim XmlNameValue As XmlQualifiedName = _
               exporter.GetRootElementName(GetType(Employee))
            Dim EmployeeNameSpace As String = XmlNameValue.Namespace
            
            Dim schema As XmlSchema
            For Each schema In  mySchemas.Schemas(EmployeeNameSpace)
                schema.Write(Console.Out)
            Next schema
        End If
    
    End Sub 
    
    
    Shared Sub GetXmlElementName() 
        Dim myExporter As New XsdDataContractExporter()
        Dim xmlElementName As XmlQualifiedName = myExporter. _
            GetRootElementName(GetType(Employee))
        Console.WriteLine("Namespace: {0}", xmlElementName.Namespace)
        Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}", xmlElementName.Name)
        Console.WriteLine("IsEmpty: {0}", xmlElementName.IsEmpty)
    
    End Sub 
    
    <DataContract([Namespace] := "www.Contoso.com/Examples/")>  _
    Public Class Employee

        <DataMember()>  _
        Public EmployeeName As String
        <DataMember()>  _
        Private ID As String
        ' This member may return a Possessions type.
        <DataMember> _
        public Miscellaneous As Hashtable 

    End Class 

    <DataContract> _
    Public Class Possessions

        <DataMember> _
        Public ItemName As String
    End Class

End Class

Remarks

Use the XsdDataContractExporter class when you have created a Web service that incorporates data represented by common language runtime (CLR) types and when you need to export XML schemas for each type to be consumed by other Web services. That is, XsdDataContractExporter transforms a set of CLR types into XML schemas. (For more information about the types that can be used, see Types Supported by the Data Contract Serializer.) The schemas can then be exposed through a Web Services Description Language (WSDL) document for use by others who need to interoperate with your service.

Conversely, if you are creating a Web service that must interoperate with an existing Web service, use the XsdDataContractImporter to transform XML schemas and create the CLR types that represent the data in a selected programming language.

The XsdDataContractExporter generates an XmlSchemaSet object that contains the collection of schemas. Access the set of schemas through the Schemas property.

Note

To quickly generate XML schema definition (XSD) files that other Web services can consume, use the XsdDataContractExporter.

Exporting Schemas Into an XmlSchemaSet

To create an instance of the XmlSchemaSet class that contains XML schema files, you should be aware of the following.

The set of types you are exporting are recorded as an internal set of data contracts. Thus, you can call the CanExport method multiple times to add new types to the schema set without degrading performance because only the new types will be added to the set. During the Export operation, the existing schemas are compared to the new schemas being added. If there are conflicts, an exception will be thrown. A conflict is usually detected if two types with the same data contract name but different contracts (different members) are exported by the same XsdDataContractExporter instance.

Using the Exporter

A recommended way of using this class is as follows:

Use one of the CanExport overloads to determine whether the specified type or set of types can be exported. Use one of the overloads that is appropriate to your requirements.
Call the corresponding Export method.
Retrieve the schemas from the Schemas property.

Constructors

XsdDataContractExporter()	Initializes a new instance of the XsdDataContractExporter class.
XsdDataContractExporter(XmlSchemaSet)	Initializes a new instance of the XsdDataContractExporter class with the specified set of schemas.

Properties

Options	Gets or sets an ExportOptions that contains options that can be set for the export operation.
Schemas	Gets the collection of exported XML schemas.

Methods

CanExport(ICollection<Assembly>)	Gets a value that indicates whether the set of .common language runtime (CLR) types contained in a set of assemblies can be exported.
CanExport(ICollection<Type>)	Gets a value that indicates whether the set of .common language runtime (CLR) types contained in a ICollection<T> can be exported.
CanExport(Type)	Gets a value that indicates whether the specified common language runtime (CLR) type can be exported.
Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
Export(ICollection<Assembly>)	Transforms the types contained in the specified collection of assemblies.
Export(ICollection<Type>)	Transforms the types contained in the ICollection<T> passed to this method.
Export(Type)	Transforms the specified .NET Framework type into an XML schema definition language (XSD) schema.
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetRootElementName(Type)	Returns the top-level name and namespace for the Type.
GetSchemaType(Type)	Returns the XML schema type for the specified type.
GetSchemaTypeName(Type)	Returns the contract name and contract namespace for the Type.
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