xsd(1)																	    xsd(1)

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)

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