xsd

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 exten-
              sion  (.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 gener-
              ated code. The only supported languages are CS  (C#)  and
              VB (Visual Basic.NET).
              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)



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