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NAME
xsd - Mono's utility for generating schema or class files
SYNOPSIS
xsd <schema.xsd> /classes [options]
xsd <schema.xsd> /dataset [options]
xsd <assembly>.dll|<assembly>.exe [options]
xsd <instance.xml> [<instance.xml> ...] [options]
DESCRIPTION
xsd is a tool for intended to complement the XML serialization support of Mono. It can do the following
tasks:
Generate serializable classes
From a given XML schema, generate a class that can be used to read and write xml documents that
conform that schema (/classes option).
Generate typed datasets
From a given XML schema, generate a typed DataSet class that can be used to read and write xml
documents that conform that schema (/dataset option).
Generate XML schemas
From a given assembly and an optional type name, generate an XML schema that can be used to
validate the xml documents that can be obtained by serializing objects of that type. If no type is
provided, xsd generates a schema for all types in the assembly. When specifying the assembly name
do not include the file extension (.dll or .exe). xsd will look for the assembly using the
standard assembly loading rules.
Infer XML schemas
From a given set of XML documents, infer the XML schema that can be used to validate those
documents.
OPTIONS
The following options are available:
/element:name /e:name
Specifies the name of the XML schema element for which a class or a dataset has to be generated.
/namespace:name /n:name
Specifies the namespace of the XML schema element for which a class or a dataset has to be
generated.
/language:name /l:name
Specifies the programming language to use for the generated code. The only supported languages are
CS (C#) and VB (Visual Basic.NET).
/generator:type,assembly /g:type,assembly
Indicates xsd.exe to use custom CodeDomProvider to generate code. The type name must be full name.
Assembly name is a local file name that is going to be loaded. The specified Type must have the
default constructor.
/outputdir:path /o:path
Specifies the directory where to generate the code or schemas.
/type:name /t:name
Specifies the full name of the type (including namespace) for which to generate the XML schema.
/help /h
Show usage help.
AUTHORS
Lluis Sanchez Gual (lluis@ximian.com) Atsushi Enomoto (atsushi@ximian.com)
LICENSE
xsd is released under the terms of the GNU GPL.
SEE ALSO
disco(1), soapsuds(1), mono(1), mcs(1), wsdl(1) xsd(1)