Matt wrote:

> I know how to use the XmlReader to validate XML against a Schema but how do
> I take this one step further and get the Facet information for an invalid
> Xml element? I have my own validation event handler and I get the overall
> message about the problem but I need to report on what exactly the problem
> is. Does any know how to do this? Xml-Spy gives you the exact information
> but I need to do it programmatically with customers data and report errors.
> They want to know the exact error and right now I have to bring it into
> Xml-Spy and create a manual report. .Net has got to have something to do
> this!

"Matt" <mdframe@sorvive.DONT-SEND-SPAM.com> wrote in message
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> I know how to use the XmlReader to validate XML against a Schema but how
do
> I take this one step further and get the Facet information for an invalid
> Xml element? I have my own validation event handler and I get the overall
> message about the problem but I need to report on what exactly the problem
> is. Does any know how to do this? Xml-Spy gives you the exact
information
> but I need to do it programmatically with customers data and report
errors.
> They want to know the exact error and right now I have to bring it into
> Xml-Spy and create a manual report. .Net has got to have something to do
> this!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt
>
>

"Zafar Abbas [MSFT]" <zafara@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> There is a SchemaType property on the XmlValidatingReader which exposes
the
> XSD schema information of the SOM Element or Attribute currently being
> validated in the XML Document. If your element is of a simple type with
> certain facets, then while validating that element, you can access the
> details of the schema facets this property.
>
> for example: consider the XSD:
>
> <xs:element name="root" type="rootType"/>
> <xs:simpleType name="rootType">
> <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
> <xs:enumeration value="a" />
> </xs:restriction>
> </xs:simpleType>
>
> the following XML instance is invalid according to its facet in the
schema.
>
> <root>b</root>
>
> while reading the document you can access the facets on the element like:
>
> while (vr.Read())
> {
> if (vr.LocalName == "root" && vr.NodeType==XmlNodeType.Element)
> {
> XmlSchemaSimpleType st = (XmlSchemaSimpleType)vr.SchemaType;
> XmlSchemaSimpleTypeRestriction str =
> (XmlSchemaSimpleTypeRestriction)st.Content;
> foreach (XmlSchemaObject obj in str.Facets)
> {
> Console.WriteLine(obj.ToString());
> }
> }
> }
>
>
> if you are using the new validating XmlReaer (in Visual Studio 2005 beta1)
> then the same property can be accessed via
> reader.SchemaInfo.SchemaType.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Zafar
>
>
> "Matt" <mdframe@sorvive.DONT-SEND-SPAM.com> wrote in message
> news:%23OrRrQCfEHA.2440@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > I know how to use the XmlReader to validate XML against a Schema but how
> do
> > I take this one step further and get the Facet information for an
invalid
> > Xml element? I have my own validation event handler and I get the
overall
> > message about the problem but I need to report on what exactly the
problem
> > is. Does any know how to do this? Xml-Spy gives you the exact
> information
> > but I need to do it programmatically with customers data and report
> errors.
> > They want to know the exact error and right now I have to bring it into
> > Xml-Spy and create a manual report. .Net has got to have something to
do
> > this!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Matt
> >
> >
>
>