XML Schemas (SOM) - Finding order of elements

[Bardo]

Hi all,

I am a newbie to using the XML Schema Object Model (SOM) and would like a
few pointers on how to perform a particular task.
I am essentially trying to search for elements/attributes via the SOM as
they appear in a visual XML editor (as in the tree view).
I need to be able to:
1. Start by finding the "root node" of the schema. I.e. the complex type
that contains references to all other types.
2. Move to each nested complex type in the order in which they appear in the
tree.
For example, I have a schema that defines an instance document that looks
like:

<RootNode>
<Child1>
<Child1_01>
<Child1_02>
</Child1>
<Child2>
<Child2_01>
<Child2_02>
</Child2>

I need to be able to load the schema from file, seek to "RootNode".
Then I should be able to determine that "Child1" is the first immediate
child of "RootNode".
From there I should be able to determine that "Child1_01" is the first
immediate child of "Child1", etc. etc.
"Child1" is also defined with a ref="Child1_01" as "Child1_01" is also a
complex type. I am assuming there is some way through the API to follow
through to the references of the element.

Any pointers much appreciated.
I hope I have explained well enough!

Cheers,

Bardo

 

[Martin Honnen]

I am a newbie to using the XML Schema Object Model (SOM) and would like a
few pointers on how to perform a particular task.

That article
<http://blogs.msdn.com/stan_kitsis/archive/2005/08/06/448572.aspx> might
help.

 

[Bardo]

Thanks Martin,

The article/code sample "Generating XSD from sample XML" in MSDN:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/xml/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnxmlnet/html/xmlgen.asp

Also helped.

Bardo