Getting started with XSD validation with .NET

Question

Here is my first attempt at validating XML with XSD.

The XML file to be validated:

Answer 1

Following is out of a working sample:

Usage:

XMLValidator val = new XMLValidator();
if (!val.IsValidXml(File.ReadAllText(@"d:\Test2.xml"), @"D:\Test2.xsd"))
   MessageBox.Show(val.Errors);

Class:

public class CXmlValidator
{
    private int nErrors = 0;
    private string strErrorMsg = string.Empty;
    public string Errors { get { return strErrorMsg; } }
    public void ValidationHandler(object sender, ValidationEventArgs args)
    {
        nErrors++;
        strErrorMsg = strErrorMsg + args.Message + "\r\n";
    }

    public bool IsValidXml(string strXml/*xml in text*/, string strXsdLocation /*Xsd location*/)
    {
        bool bStatus = false;
        try
        {
            // Declare local objects
            XmlTextReader xtrReader = new XmlTextReader(strXsdLocation);
            XmlSchemaCollection xcSchemaCollection = new XmlSchemaCollection();
            xcSchemaCollection.Add(null/*add your namespace string*/, xtrReader);//Add multiple schemas if you want.

            XmlValidatingReader vrValidator = new XmlValidatingReader(strXml, XmlNodeType.Document, null);
            vrValidator.Schemas.Add(xcSchemaCollection);

            // Add validation event handler
            vrValidator.ValidationType = ValidationType.Schema;
            vrValidator.ValidationEventHandler += new ValidationEventHandler(ValidationHandler);

            //Actual validation, read conforming the schema.
            while (vrValidator.Read()) ;

            vrValidator.Close();//Cleanup

            //Exception if error.
            if (nErrors > 0) { throw new Exception(strErrorMsg); }
            else { bStatus = true; }//Success
        }
        catch (Exception error) { bStatus = false; }

        return bStatus;
    }
}

The above code validates following xml(code3) against xsd(code4).

 
My Name
1, My Street Address
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Mali

In validating against your xml/xsd I get of errors different than yours; I think this can help you continue(add/remove xml elements) from here:

You may also try the reverse process; try generating the schema from your xml and compare with your actual xsd - see the difference; and the easiest way to do that is to use generate schema using VS IDE. Following is how you'd do that:

Hope this helps.

--EDIT--

This is upon John's request, please see updated code using non deprecated methods:

public bool IsValidXmlEx(string strXmlLocation, string strXsdLocation)
{
    bool bStatus = false;
    try
    {
        // Declare local objects
        XmlReaderSettings rs = new XmlReaderSettings();
        rs.ValidationType = ValidationType.Schema;
        rs.ValidationFlags |= XmlSchemaValidationFlags.ProcessSchemaLocation | XmlSchemaValidationFlags.ReportValidationWarnings;
        rs.ValidationEventHandler += new ValidationEventHandler(rs_ValidationEventHandler);
        rs.Schemas.Add(null, XmlReader.Create(strXsdLocation));

        using (XmlReader xmlValidatingReader = XmlReader.Create(strXmlLocation, rs))
        { while (xmlValidatingReader.Read()) { } }

        ////Exception if error.
        if (nErrors > 0) { throw new Exception(strErrorMsg); }
        else { bStatus = true; }//Success
    }
    catch (Exception error) { bStatus = false; }

    return bStatus;
}

void rs_ValidationEventHandler(object sender, ValidationEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.Severity == XmlSeverityType.Warning) strErrorMsg += "WARNING: " + Environment.NewLine;
    else strErrorMsg += "ERROR: " + Environment.NewLine;
    nErrors++;
    strErrorMsg = strErrorMsg + e.Exception.Message + "\r\n";
}

Usage:

if (!val.IsValidXmlEx(@"d:\Test2.xml", @"D:\Test2.xsd"))
                MessageBox.Show(val.Errors);
            else
                MessageBox.Show("Success");

Test2.XML

  
    SampleVariant
  
  
    LegendaryMode
  
  
    AmazingMode
  

Test2.XSD (Generated from VS IDE)

This is guaranteed to work!