XSDObjectGen.exe vs XSD.exe

Question

Can anyone tell me what is the difference between XSDObjectGen.exe & XSD.exe?

Is there any way to make XSDObjectGen.exe work in dot net 2.0?

Answer 1

As an alternative, there's Xsd2Code. Some features:

• Generate partial class.
• Support generic and custom collection (List, ObservableCollection, MyCustomCollection).
• Support automatic properties when no special get or set is required.
• Can generate WCF attributes (DataContract/DataMember).
• Support nillable type.
• Mask private field in IDE (use EditorBrowsableState.Never attribute).
• Generate object allocation in constructor.
• Implement INotifyPropertyChanged for enable DataBinding for wpf or Silverlight.
• Improves productivity with visual studio add-in.
• Generate summary documentation from xsd annotation.
• Check if the new and old values int setter are the same before raising property changed event.
• backup options generation in cs or vb header.
• Save and load Xml document into isolated file storage for silverlight app (new in 3.0).
• Generate CS, VB or CPP code.
• Serialize/deserialize object.
• Save into file and load from file.
• Include Xsd2CodeCustomTool.