Parsing XML (using class generated by xsd.exe) - Error: There is an error in XML document (83, 8)

Question

I have this XML file that I would like to parse into an object in C#:

• 001-0180914-5787994.xml (http://pastebin.com/bzzAnsQL)

So, I opened this xml file in VS Express 2013 for Desktop and clicked on the XML -> Generate Schema menu option. This generated two XSD schema files:

• 001-0180914-5787994.xsd (http://pastebin.com/QsvARtyB)
• 001-0180914-57879941.xsd (http://pastebin.com/FH4XNhvd)

I then wrote a batch script which uses the xsd.exe tool (comes with .NET SDK) to generate a C# class file from the schema like this:

@ECHO off
set xsdFile="C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\test\001-0180914-5787994.xsd"
set outDirectory="C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\test\out"
set xsdExeDir="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.1A\bin\NETFX 4.5.1 Tools"
set language="CS"
cd %xsdExeDir%
xsd.exe "%xsdFile%" "C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\test\001-0180914-57879941.xsd" /c /out:"%outDirectory%" /l:"%language%"
pause

When I ran the above batch script, it generated the following C# class:

• 001-0180914-57879941.cs (http://pastebin.com/wX8N0DAf)

Finally, I added this into a test console app project and I tried to generate an object out of my XML file and this auto-generated class like this:

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        try
        {
            var order = Parse("001-0180914-5787994.xml");
            Console.WriteLine("Success !!!");
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.Message);
        }
        Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit...");
        Console.Read();
    }

    public static OrderResponseDetailComplete Parse(String XMLFile)
    {
        var settings = new XmlReaderSettings();
        var obj = new OrderResponseDetailComplete();
        var reader = XmlReader.Create(XMLFile, settings);
        var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(OrderResponseDetailComplete));
        obj = (OrderResponseDetailComplete)serializer.Deserialize(reader);
        reader.Close();
        return obj;
    }
}

When test program ran, I am getting this error:

What does this error mean? and how do I fix it?

Answer 1

From the first link (XML) I see an xsi:type on line 83.

Look at "Is it valid to specify xsi:type for an local complexType?" for more information about this error.

As far as I can tell you need to define the OrderLineItemItemResponse type in your XSD.

The problem is in the XML but the solution is in the XSD. You have to define the type in order for it to be legit and pass validation. For example the first XSD defines OrderResponseDetailComplete. Where is the XSD for OrderLineItemItemResponse?

This may be a viable solution, depending on the use case: XML Serialized from xsd.exe generated code using substitution groups is invalid (invalid xsi:type error).