XmlAttributeAttribute.DataType Property
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Gets or sets the XSD data type of the XML attribute generated by the XmlSerializer.
Namespace: System.Xml.Serialization
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property DataType As String
public string DataType { get; set; }
Property Value
Type: System.String
An XSD (XML Schema Document) data type, as defined by the World Wide Web Consortium (www.w3.org) document, XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes.
Remarks
The following table lists the XSD simple data types with their .NET equivalents.
XSD data type |
.NET data type |
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anyURI |
|
base64Binary |
Array of Byte objects |
boolean |
|
byte |
|
date |
|
dateTime |
|
decimal |
|
double |
|
ENTITY |
|
ENTITIES |
|
float |
|
gDay |
|
gMonth |
|
gMonthDay |
|
gYear |
|
gYearMonth |
|
hexBinary |
Array of Byte objects |
ID |
|
IDREF |
|
IDREFS |
|
int |
|
integer |
|
language |
|
long |
|
Name |
|
NCName |
|
negativeInteger |
|
NMTOKEN |
|
NMTOKENS |
|
normalizedString |
|
nonNegativeInteger |
|
nonPositiveInteger |
|
NOTATION |
|
positiveInteger |
|
QName |
|
duration |
|
string |
|
short |
|
time |
|
token |
|
unsignedByte |
|
unsignedInt |
|
unsignedLong |
|
unsignedShort |
For the XSD base64Binary and hexBinary data types, use an array of Byte structures and apply a XmlArrayItemAttribute with the DataType property set to "base64Binary" or "hexBinary", as appropriate. For the XSD time and date data types, use the DateTime type and apply the XmlAttributeAttribute with the DataType set to "date" or "time".
For every XSD type that is mapped to a string, apply the XmlAttributeAttribute with its DataType property set to the XSD type. However, this does not change the serialization format, only the schema for the member.
Note: |
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The property is case-sensitive, so you must set it exactly to one of the XSD data types. |
Note: |
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Passing binary data as an XML element is more efficient than passing it as an XML attribute. |
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.