Type
This object represents a complex or simple type. It is used to generate a class in the target language. There is one additional type per library that represents the document, which has all possible root elements as members.
Anonymous types have an empty LocalName.
Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
CodeName | string | Name for generated code (derived from local name or parent declaration) |
LocalName | string | Original name in the schema |
Namespace | Namespace containing this type | |
Attributes | Member collection | Attributes contained in this type* |
Elements | Member collection | Child elements contained in this type |
IsSimpleType | boolean | True for simple types, false for complex types |
IsDerived | boolean | True if this type is derived from another type, which is also represented by a Type object |
IsDerivedByExtension | boolean | True if this type is derived by extension |
IsDerivedByRestriction | boolean | True if this type is derived by restriction |
IsDerivedByUnion | boolean | True if this type is derived by union |
IsDerivedByList | boolean | True if this type is derived by list |
BaseType | Type | The base type of this type (if IsDerived is true) |
IsDocumentRootType | boolean | True if this type represents the document itself |
Library | Library containing this type | |
IsFinal | boolean | True if declared as final in the schema |
IsMixed | boolean | True if this type can have mixed content |
IsAbstract | boolean | True if this type is declared as abstract |
IsGlobal | boolean | True if this type is declared globally in the schema |
IsAnonymous | boolean | True if this type is declared locally in an element |
For simple types only:
Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
IsNativeBound | boolean | True if native type binding exists |
NativeBinding | Native binding for this type | |
Facets | Facets of this type | |
Whitespace | string | Shortcut to the Whitespace facet |
* Complex types with text content (these are types with mixed content and complexType with simpleContent) have an additional unnamed attribute member that represents the text content.