Summary

The NAnt.Contrib.Tasks.XsdTask generates XML schema or common language runtime classes from XDR, XML, and XSD files, or from classes in a runtime assembly.

Assembly

NAnt.Contrib.dll

Namespace

NAnt.Contrib.Tasks

Base Types

ExternalProgramBase

graph BT Type-->Base0["ExternalProgramBase"] Type["XsdTask"] class Type type-node

Syntax

[TaskName("xsd")]
[ProgramLocation(LocationType.FrameworkSdkDir)]
public class XsdTask : ExternalProgramBase

Examples

Compile a XML Schema.

<xsd 
schema="MySchema.xsd" 
element="MyRootElement" 
language="CS" 
namespace="MyCompany.MySchema" 
outputdir="build\bin"
uri="http://MySchema'sTargetNamespace" />

Generate an XML Schema from an assembly.

<xsd assembly="MyAssembly.dll" outputdir="build\Schemas" />

Generate an XML Schema from an XML document.

<xsd xmldoc="MyDoc.xml" outputdir="build\Schemas" />

Generate an XML Schema from an XDR Schema.

<xsd xdr="MyOldSchema.xdr" outputdir="build\Schemas" />

Remarks

The following operations can be performed :

Description Generates an XML schema from an XML-Data-Reduced schema file. XDR is an early XML-based schema format. Generates an XML schema from an XML file. Generates common language runtime classes from an XSD schema file. The generated classes provide a rich object model for regular XML data. Generates runtime classes from an XSD schema file. The generated classes can be used in conjunction with to read and write XML code that follows the schema. Generates an XML schema from a type or types in a runtime assembly file. The generated schema defines the XML format used by .

Operation
XDR to XSD
XML to XSD
XSD to DataSet
XSD to Classes
Classes to XSD

Attributes

Type	Description
TaskName
ProgramLocation

Properties

Name	Value	Summary
Assembly	FileInfo	Assembly (.dll or .exe) to generate an XML Schema for.
Element	string	XML element in the Schema to process.
Language	string	The language to use for the generated code - either `CS`, `VB`, `JS`, `VJC` or the fully-qualified name of a class implementing `System.CodeDom.Compiler.CodeDomProvider`.
Managed	ManagedExecution	Gets a value indiciating whether the external program is a managed application which should be executed using a runtime engine, if configured.
Namespace	string	Specifies the runtime namespace for the generated types. The default namespace is `Schemas`.
OutputDir	DirectoryInfo	The output directory in which to place generated files.
ProgramArguments	string	Gets the command-line arguments for the external program.
Schema	FileInfo	XML Schema (.xsd) filename.
Target	string	Target of XML Schema compilation - either `classes` or `dataset`. The default is `classes`.
Types	string	Types in the assembly for which an XML schema is being created. By default all types in the assembly will be included.
Uri	string	Specifies the URI for the elements in the `NAnt.Contrib.Tasks.XsdTask.Schema` to generate code for.
Xdr	FileInfo	XDR Schema to generate an XML Schema for.
XmlDoc	FileInfo	XML document to generate an XML Schema for.

Methods

Name	Value	Summary
ExecuteTask()	void
Initialize()	void	Validates the `Task`.