Where can I find the W3C XML Schema (XSD) for a .csproj file, for Visual Studio 2008?
It seems like this should be obvious, but I spent some time and haven't found one.
I looked in %VS2008%\xml\Schemas, no joy. no joy searching the 'tubes either.
xsd file. To see the schema set in the XML Schema Explorer, right-click an XML node in an XML literal or an XML namespace import and select the Show in Schema Explorer command. For more information, see Integration of XML literals with XML Schema Explorer.
How to open a CSPROJ file. CSPROJ files are are meant to be opened and edited in Microsoft Visual Studio (Windows, Mac) as part of Visual Studio projects. However, because CSPROJ files are XML files, you can open and edit them in any text or source code editor.
What is XML Schema Definition (XSD)? XML Schema Definition or XSD is a recommendation by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to describe and validate the structure and content of an XML document. It is primarily used to define the elements, attributes and data types the document can contain.
The csproj files are in fact MSBuild files. The xsd for those can be found here:
%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\[framework version]\Microsoft.Build.xsd
If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
Donate Us With