I've tried: XmlSchemaObjectTable objectTable = schema.getElements();
Now I can print the name of the element by doing: Iterator it = objectTable.getNames(); System.out.println(it.next()); Ok but how do I "obtain" the one element in my schema so that I can call getSchemaType on it like you suggest? On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Benson Margulies <bimargul...@gmail.com>wrote: > Same thing I explained before. The top-level collections contain only > top-level objects. The one element in your schema is sitting in the > items() collection, or in the elements collection. You obtain it, and > call getSchemaType on it to work our way down. > > The data structures really mirror the XML. > > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 7:11 AM, Patrick Kiernan <hossb...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I'm not sure how to get the elements into an XmlSchemaElement object. > > I have the schema in an object called "schema" of type XmlSchema. Looking > at > > the API > > for methods on this and I see getSchemaTypes() which returns an > > XmlSchemaObjectTable. > > I've tried doing a getCount() on this but it returns 0 for the file I'm > > testing. > > > > Can you explain further please? > > > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Benson Margulies <bimargul...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > >> There are methods on XmlSchemaElement that returns the type name (when > >> it's in another schema) or the type (when it's in the same schema). > >> You want getSchemaType(). > >> > >> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Patrick Kiernan <hossb...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > Ok so I want to parse the notes.xsd file. When I say parse I would > like > >> to > >> > extract > >> > the following: > >> > > >> > note > >> > to [string] > >> > from [string] > >> > heading [string] > >> > body [string] > >> > > >> > So I'd like to extract the fact that the elements to, from, heading > and > >> body > >> > are of type string. It > >> > may be important to note that I am trying make my parser ask generic > as > >> > possible i.e. it will do this > >> > for any schema file. > >> > > >> > The full file is available here: > >> > http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~hoss/uploads/note.xsd< > >> http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/%7Ehoss/uploads/note.xsd> > >> > > >> > So I've the following code: > >> > > >> > try{ > >> > InputStream is = is = new > >> > > >> > FileInputStream("C:\\Users\\Patrick\\Documents\\college\\FYP\\xml\\note.xsd"); > >> > > >> > XmlSchemaCollection schemaCol = new > XmlSchemaCollection(); > >> > XmlSchema schema = schemaCol.read(new StreamSource(is), > >> > null); > >> > XmlSchemaObjectTable objectTable = schema.getElements(); > >> > > >> > So I have an object called schema. The methods getElements() and > >> getItems() > >> > both return note and not > >> > the elements to, from, heading or body as they are in a sequence in a > >> > complex type. > >> > > >> > You say to ask the elemnt for its type, how do I do this? > >> > > >> > Thanks, > >> > Patrick > >> > > >> > > >> > On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 10:38 PM, Benson Margulies < > >> bimargul...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> > > >> >> You ask the element for its type. You cast the type to > >> >> XmlSchemaComplexType. > >> >> > >> >> You ask it for for the particle. > >> >> > >> >> You cast that to XmlSchemaSequence. > >> >> > >> >> And the elements are in the sequence. > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >
