Generating XML file using XSD file

Question

How do you generate an XML file from an XSD file?

Answer 1

Suppose we have Test.xsd file that looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0"?> <xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">   <xs:element name="MyClass">     <xs:complexType>       <xs:sequence>         <xs:element name="Field1"                     type="xs:string"/>         <xs:element name="Field2"                     type="xs:string"/>       </xs:sequence>     </xs:complexType>   </xs:element> </xs:schema> 

1. Create classes using xsd tool:

   xsd.exe /classes Test.xsd 

   This will generate Test.cs file.

2. Add Test.cs file to your solution.

3. Create instance of MyClass, defined in XSD schema and XmlSerialize it:

   using System.Xml.Serialization; // ... var data = new MyClass { Field1 = "test1", Field2 = "test2" }; var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(MyClass)); using (var stream = new StreamWriter("C:\\test.xml"))     serializer.Serialize(stream, data); 

Result:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <MyClass xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">   <Field1>test1</Field1>   <Field2>test2</Field2> </MyClass>