SoapAttributeAttribute.DataType Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Xml.Serialization

Assembly:: System.Xml.XmlSerializer.dll

Assembly:: System.Xml.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: SoapAttributeAttribute.cs

Source:: SoapAttributeAttribute.cs

Source:: SoapAttributeAttribute.cs

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Gets or sets the XML Schema definition language (XSD) data type of the SOAP attribute generated by the XmlSerializer.

public:
 property System::String ^ DataType { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };

public string DataType { get; set; }

member this.DataType : string with get, set

Public Property DataType As String

Property Value

String

An XML Schema data type.

Exceptions

Exception

The XML Schema data type you have specified cannot be mapped to the .NET data type.

Examples

The following example serializes a class that contains several fields to which a SoapAttributeAttribute is applied. The DataType property is set for the GroupNumber and the Today fields.

#using <System.dll>
#using <System.Xml.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Text;
using namespace System::Xml;
using namespace System::Xml::Serialization;
using namespace System::Xml::Schema;

//using namespace System::Runtime::Remoting::Metadata;
public ref class Vehicle
{
public:
   String^ licenseNumber;
};


[SoapInclude(Vehicle::typeid)]
public ref class Group
{
public:

   [SoapAttributeAttribute(Namespace="http://www.cpandl.com")]
   String^ GroupName;

   [SoapAttributeAttribute(DataType="base64Binary")]
   array<Byte>^GroupNumber;

   [SoapAttributeAttribute(DataType="date",AttributeName="CreationDate")]
   DateTime Today;

   [SoapElement(DataType="nonNegativeInteger",ElementName="PosInt")]
   String^ PostitiveInt;
   Vehicle^ GroupVehicle;
};

public ref class Run
{
public:
   void SerializeObject( String^ filename )
   {
      // Create an instance of the XmlSerializer class that
      // can generate encoded SOAP messages.
      XmlSerializer^ mySerializer = ReturnSOAPSerializer();
      Group^ myGroup = MakeGroup();

      // Writing the file requires a TextWriter.
      XmlTextWriter^ writer = gcnew XmlTextWriter( filename,Encoding::UTF8 );
      writer->Formatting = Formatting::Indented;
      writer->WriteStartElement( "wrapper" );

      // Serialize the class, and close the TextWriter.
      mySerializer->Serialize( writer, myGroup );
      writer->WriteEndElement();
      writer->Close();
   }


private:
   Group^ MakeGroup()
   {
      // Create an instance of the class that will be serialized.
      Group^ myGroup = gcnew Group;

      // Set the Object* properties.
      myGroup->GroupName = ".NET";
      array<Byte>^hexByte = {Convert::ToByte( 100 ),Convert::ToByte( 50 )};
      myGroup->GroupNumber = hexByte;
      DateTime myDate = DateTime(2002,5,2);
      myGroup->Today = myDate;
      myGroup->PostitiveInt = "10000";
      myGroup->GroupVehicle = gcnew Vehicle;
      myGroup->GroupVehicle->licenseNumber = "1234";
      return myGroup;
   }

public:
   void DeserializeObject( String^ filename )
   {
      // Create an instance of the XmlSerializer class that
      // can generate encoded SOAP messages.
      XmlSerializer^ mySerializer = ReturnSOAPSerializer();

      // Reading the file requires an  XmlTextReader.
      XmlTextReader^ reader = gcnew XmlTextReader( filename );
      reader->ReadStartElement( "wrapper" );

      // Deserialize and cast the Object*.
      Group^ myGroup;
      myGroup = safe_cast<Group^>(mySerializer->Deserialize( reader ));
      reader->ReadEndElement();
      reader->Close();
   }

private:
   XmlSerializer^ ReturnSOAPSerializer()
   {
      
      // Create an instance of the XmlSerializer class.
      XmlTypeMapping^ myMapping = (gcnew SoapReflectionImporter)->ImportTypeMapping( Group::typeid );
      return gcnew XmlSerializer( myMapping );
   }
};

int main()
{
   Run^ test = gcnew Run;
   test->SerializeObject( "SoapAtts.xml" );
   test->DeserializeObject( "SoapAtts.xml" );
}

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using System.Xml.Schema;

[SoapInclude(typeof(Vehicle))]
public class Group
{
   [SoapAttribute (Namespace = "http://www.cpandl.com")]
   public string GroupName;

   [SoapAttribute(DataType = "base64Binary")]
   public Byte [] GroupNumber;

   [SoapAttribute(DataType = "date", AttributeName = "CreationDate")]
   public DateTime Today;
   [SoapElement(DataType = "nonNegativeInteger", ElementName = "PosInt")]
   public string PostitiveInt;

   public Vehicle GroupVehicle;
}

public class Vehicle
{
   public string licenseNumber;
}

public class Run
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      Run test = new Run();
      test.SerializeObject("SoapAtts.xml");
      test.DeserializeObject("SoapAtts.xml");
   }
   public void SerializeObject(string filename)
   {
      // Create an instance of the XmlSerializer class that
      // can generate encoded SOAP messages.
      XmlSerializer mySerializer =  ReturnSOAPSerializer();

      Group myGroup=MakeGroup();
      // Writing the file requires a TextWriter.
      XmlTextWriter writer =
      new XmlTextWriter(filename, Encoding.UTF8);
      writer.Formatting = Formatting.Indented;
      writer.WriteStartElement("wrapper");
      // Serialize the class, and close the TextWriter.
      mySerializer.Serialize(writer, myGroup);
      writer.WriteEndElement();
      writer.Close();
   }

   private Group MakeGroup(){
      // Create an instance of the class that will be serialized.
      Group myGroup = new Group();

      // Set the object properties.
      myGroup.GroupName = ".NET";

      Byte [] hexByte = new Byte[2]{Convert.ToByte(100),
      Convert.ToByte(50)};
      myGroup.GroupNumber = hexByte;

      DateTime myDate = new DateTime(2002,5,2);
      myGroup.Today = myDate;
      myGroup.PostitiveInt= "10000";
      myGroup.GroupVehicle = new Vehicle();
      myGroup.GroupVehicle.licenseNumber="1234";
      return myGroup;
   }   	

   public void DeserializeObject(string filename)
   {
      // Create an instance of the XmlSerializer class that
      // can generate encoded SOAP messages.
      XmlSerializer mySerializer =  ReturnSOAPSerializer();

      // Reading the file requires an  XmlTextReader.
      XmlTextReader reader=
      new XmlTextReader(filename);
      reader.ReadStartElement("wrapper");

      // Deserialize and cast the object.
      Group myGroup;
      myGroup = (Group) mySerializer.Deserialize(reader);
      reader.ReadEndElement();
      reader.Close();
   }

   private XmlSerializer ReturnSOAPSerializer(){
      // Create an instance of the XmlSerializer class.
      XmlTypeMapping myMapping =
      (new SoapReflectionImporter().ImportTypeMapping
      (typeof(Group)));
       return new XmlSerializer(myMapping);
   }
}

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Xml.Serialization
Imports System.Xml.Schema

<SoapInclude(GetType(Vehicle))> _
Public Class Group

   <SoapAttribute (Namespace:= "http:'www.cpandl.com")> _
   Public GroupName As String    
   <SoapAttribute(DataType:= "base64Binary")> _
   Public GroupNumber() As  Byte 

   <SoapAttribute(DataType:= "date", AttributeName:= "CreationDate")> _
   Public Today As DateTime 
   <SoapElement(DataType:= "nonNegativeInteger", _
   ElementName:= "PosInt")> _
   Public PostitiveInt As String 

   Public GroupVehicle As Vehicle 
End Class
  
Public Class Vehicle
   Public licenseNumber As String 
End Class

Public Class Run

   Shared Sub Main()
   
      Dim test As Run = New Run()
      test.SerializeObject("SoapAtts.xml")
      test.DeserializeObject("SoapAtts.xml")
   End Sub
   
   Public Sub SerializeObject(filename As String)
   
      ' Create an instance of the XmlSerializer Class that
      ' can generate encoded SOAP messages.
      Dim mySerializer As XmlSerializer  =  ReturnSOAPSerializer()

      Dim myGroup As Group = MakeGroup()
      ' Writing the file requires a TextWriter.
      Dim writer As XmlTextWriter = _
      New XmlTextWriter(filename, Encoding.UTF8)
      writer.Formatting = Formatting.Indented
      writer.WriteStartElement("wrapper")
      ' Serialize the Class, and close the TextWriter.
      mySerializer.Serialize(writer, myGroup)
      writer.WriteEndElement()
      writer.Close()
   End Sub

   Private Function MakeGroup() As Group 
      ' Create an instance of the Class that will be serialized.
      Dim myGroup As Group = New Group()

      ' Set the object properties.
      myGroup.GroupName = ".NET"

      Dim hexByte() As Byte= New Byte(1){Convert.ToByte(100), _
      Convert.ToByte(50)}
      myGroup.GroupNumber = hexByte

      Dim myDate As DateTime = New DateTime(2002,5,2)
      myGroup.Today = myDate
      myGroup.PostitiveInt= "10000"
      myGroup.GroupVehicle = New Vehicle()
      myGroup.GroupVehicle.licenseNumber="1234"
      return myGroup
   End Function   	

   Public Sub DeserializeObject(filename As String)
      ' Create an instance of the XmlSerializer Class that
      ' can generate encoded SOAP messages.
      Dim mySerializer As XmlSerializer =  ReturnSOAPSerializer()

      ' Reading the file requires an  XmlTextReader.
      Dim reader As XmlTextReader = _
      New XmlTextReader(filename)
      reader.ReadStartElement("wrapper")

      ' Deserialize and cast the object.
      Dim myGroup As Group 
      myGroup = _
      CType(mySerializer.Deserialize(reader), Group)
      reader.ReadEndElement()
      reader.Close()

   End Sub
   
   private Function ReturnSOAPSerializer() As XmlSerializer 
      ' Create an instance of the XmlSerializer Class.
      Dim myMapping As XmlTypeMapping = _
      (New SoapReflectionImporter().ImportTypeMapping _
      (GetType(Group)))
       return New XmlSerializer(myMapping)
   End Function
End Class

Remarks

The following table lists the XML Schema simple data types with their.NET equivalents.

For the XML Schema base64Binary and hexBinary data types, use an array of Byte structures, and apply a SoapAttributeAttribute with the DataType set to "base64Binary" or "hexBinary", as appropriate. For the XML Schema time and date data types, use the DateTime type and apply the SoapAttributeAttribute with the DataType set to "date" or "time".

For every XML Schema data type that is mapped to a string, apply the SoapAttributeAttribute with its DataType property set to the XML Schema data type. Note that this does not change the serialization format, only the schema for the member.

Note

The property is case-sensitive, so you must set it exactly to one of the XML Schema data types.

Note

Passing binary data as an XML element is more efficient then passing it as an XML attribute.

For more information about XML Schema data types, see the World Wide Consortium document named XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes](https://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/).

XSD data type	.NET data type
anyURI	String
base64Binary	Array of Byte objects
boolean	Boolean
byte	SByte
date	DateTime
dateTime	DateTime
decimal	Decimal
double	Double
ENTITY	String
ENTITIES	String
float	Single
gDay	String
gMonth	String
gMonthDay	String
gYear	String
gYearMonth	String
hexBinary	Array of Byte objects
ID	String
IDREF	String
IDREFS	String
int	Int32
integer	String
language	String
long	Int64
Name	String
NCName	String
negativeInteger	String
NMTOKEN	String
NMTOKENS	String
normalizedString	String
nonNegativeInteger	String
nonPositiveInteger	String
NOTATION	String
positiveInteger	String
QName	XmlQualifiedName
duration	String
string	String
short	Int16
time	DateTime
token	String
unsignedByte	Byte
unsignedInt	UInt32
unsignedLong	UInt64
unsignedShort	UInt16

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