C# Advanced L03-XML+LINQ to XML

Mohammad Shaker
mohammadshaker.com
@ZGTRShaker
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
C# Advanced
L03-XML & LINQ TO XML

XML
•HTML and XHTML?
•XML
–Extensible Markup Language
–A metalanguagethat allows users to define their own customized markup languages, especially in order to display documents on the World Wide Web (WWW).
•XSD
–XML Schema Definition language
•XDR
–XML -Data Reduced schemas.
•Tags

XML
<contacts>
<contactcontactId="2">
<firstName>Mohammad</firstName>
<lastName>Shaker</lastName>
</contact>
<firstName>Hamza</firstName>
<lastName>Smith</lastName>
</contact>
</contacts>

XML
<contacts>
</contact>
</contact>
</contacts>
Contacts

XML
<contacts>
</contact>
</contact>
</contacts>
Contacts
Contact
Contact

XML
<contacts>
</contact>
</contact>
</contacts>
Contacts
Mohammad
Shaker
Hamza
Smith

XML .NET Classes
Class
Description
XmlNode
Represents a single node in a document tree. It is the base of many of the
classes shown in this chapter. If this node represents the root of an XML
document, you can navigate to any position in the document from it.
XmlDocument
Extends the XmlNodeclass, but is often the first object you use when using
XML. That’s because this class is used to load and save data from disk or
elsewhere.

XML .NET Classes
Class
Description
XmlElement
Represents a single element in the XML document. XmlElementis derived
from XmlLinkedNode, which in turn is derived from XmlNode.
XmlAttribute
Represents a single attribute. Like the XmlDocumentclass, it is derived from
the XmlNodeclass.
XmlText
Represents the text between a starting tag and a closing tag.
XmlComment
Represents a special kind of node that is not regarded as part of the document
other than to provide information to the reader about parts of the document.
XmlNodeList
Represents a collection of nodes.

Creating an XML Node in an XML FileProgrammatically

Creating XML Node
static void Main(string[] args)
{
XmlDocumentxmlDoc= new XmlDocument();
XmlNoderootNode= xmlDoc.CreateElement("users");
xmlDoc.AppendChild(rootNode);
XmlNodeuserNode= xmlDoc.CreateElement("user");
XmlAttributeattribute = xmlDoc.CreateAttribute("age");
attribute.Value= "42";
userNode.Attributes.Append(attribute);
userNode.InnerText= "John Doe";
rootNode.AppendChild(userNode);
userNode= xmlDoc.CreateElement("user");
attribute = xmlDoc.CreateAttribute("age");
userNode.InnerText= "Jane Doe";
xmlDoc.Save("test-doc.xml");
}
Create an XML File
<users>
<user age="42">John Doe</user>
<user age="39">Jane Doe</user>
</users>

Creating XML Node
{
}
Create an XML Node
users
<users>
</users>

Creating XML Node
{
}
Append the XML Node to the XML File
<users>
</users>

Creating XML Node
{
}
Create an XML Node
user
<users>
</users>

Creating XML Node
{
}
Append the node: user to the root node: users
<users>
</users>

Creating XML Node
{
}
Create another XML Node user
<users>
</users>

Creating XML Node
{
}
Save the file where you want
<users>
</users>

Building a Node -A Faster Way?
XElementxml=newXElement("contacts",
newXElement("contact",
newXAttribute("contactId", "2"),
newXElement("firstName", "Mohammad"),
newXElement("lastName", "Shaker")
),
newXElement("firstName", "Hamza"),
newXElement("lastName", "Smith")
)
);
Console.WriteLine(xml);

Building a Node -A Faster Way?
XElementxml=newXElement("contacts",
newXElement("firstName", "Mohammad"),
newXElement("lastName", "Shaker")
),
newXElement("firstName", "Hamza"),
newXElement("lastName", "Smith")
)
);
Console.WriteLine(xml);
<contacts>
</contact>
</contact>
</contacts>

XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RoomsCoordProperties>
<LocationDimension> 10 </LocationDimension>
<Number> 5 </Number>
<Width> 12 </Width>
<Length> 12 </Length>
<Height> 3 </Height>
<Opacity> 0.3 </Opacity>
<BasicLocationLength> 4 </BasicLocationLength>
<Room id="3">
<LocationID> 0 </LocationID>
<Width> 12 </Width>
<Length> 12 </Length>
<Height> 3 </Height>
<Opacity> 0.3 </Opacity>
</Room>
…
public static void InitializeRoomFromXMLFile(Room myRoom, introomNumber)
{
xmlDoc.Load(XMLFilePath);
XmlNodeListxmlNodeList= xmlDoc.GetElementsByTagName("Room");
myRoom.RoomID= Int32.Parse(xmlNodeList[roomNumber].Attributes[0].FirstChild.Value);
myRoom.RoomLocationID= Int32.Parse(xmlNodeList[roomNumber].ChildNodes[0].FirstChild.Value);
myRoom.RoomWidth= Int32.Parse(xmlNodeList[roomNumber].ChildNodes[1].FirstChild.Value);
myRoom.RoomLength= Int32.Parse(xmlNodeList[roomNumber].ChildNodes[2].FirstChild.Value);
myRoom.RoomHeight= Int32.Parse(xmlNodeList[roomNumber].ChildNodes[3].FirstChild.Value);
myRoom.RoomOpacity= Double.Parse(xmlNodeList[roomNumber].ChildNodes[4].FirstChild.Value);
}

LINQ and XML
•LINQ to XML
•XML to LINQ
varquery = from p in people
where p.CanCode
select new Xelement(“Person”, new Xattribute(“Age”, p.Age), p.Name)
varx = new XElement(“People”,
from p in people
where p.CanCode
select new Xelement(“Person”, new Xattribute(“Age”, p.Age), p.Name)
)

LINQ to XML
•Let’s have the following XML file
<customers>
<customerid="84">
<namevalue="Sample Name"/>
</customer>
<customerid="89">
<namevalue="Sample Name 2"/>
</customer>
<customerid="80">
</customer>
</customers>

LINQ to XML
XmlNodesearched=null;
XmlDocumentdoc=newXmlDocument();
doc.Load(@"D:Temporarycustomers.xml");
foreach(XmlNodenodeindoc.SelectNodes("/customers/customer"))
{
if(node.Attributes["id"].InnerText=="80")
{
searched=node;
break;
}
}

LINQ to XML
{
{
searched=node;
break;
}
}
XElementmain=XElement.Load(@"D:Temporarycustomers.xml");
IEnumerable<XElement>searched=
fromcinmain.Elements("customer")
where(string)c.Attribute("id") =="80"
selectc;

LINQ to XML
{
{
searched=node;
break;
}
}
selectc;
<customers>
<customerid="84">
</customer>
<customerid="89">
</customer>
<customerid="80">
</customer>
</customers>

LINQ to XML
{
{
searched=node;
break;
}
}
selectc;
<customerid="80">
</customer>
<customers>
<customerid="84">
</customer>
<customerid="89">
</customer>
<customerid="80">
</customer>
</customers>

LINQ to XML
where(string)c.Element("name").Attribute("value") =="Sample Name"
selectc;
<customers>
<customerid="84">
</customer>
<customerid="89">
</customer>
<customerid="80">
</customer>
</customers>

LINQ to XML
where(string)c.Element("name").Attribute("value") =="Sample Name"
selectc;
<customerid="84">
</customer>
<customers>
<customerid="84">
</customer>
<customerid="89">
</customer>
<customerid="80">
</customer>
</customers>

LINQ to XML
&&(string)c.Element("name").Attribute("value") =="Sample Name"
selectc;
<customers>
<customerid="84">
</customer>
<customerid="89">
</customer>
<customerid="80">
</customer>
</customers>

LINQ to XML
&&(string)c.Element("name").Attribute("value") =="Sample Name"
selectc;
<customerid="84">
</customer>
<customers>
<customerid="84">
</customer>
<customerid="89">
</customer>
<customerid="80">
</customer>
</customers>

Performanceof LINQ
•LINQ has more control and efficiency in O/R Mapping than NHibernate
–LINQ: ExternlMapping or Attribute Mapping
–NHibernate: ExternlMapping
•Because of mapping, LINQ is lower than database tools such as SqlDataReaderor SqlDataAdapter
–In large dataset, their performance are more and more similar

XML SerializationNot Always an Easy, Straightforward Task

XML SerializationSerialize a class that simply consists of public fields and properties into an XML file

XML SerializationUse XML serialization to generate an XML stream that conforms to a specific XML Schema (XSD) document.

XML Serialization
namespace XMLTest1
{
public class Test
{
public String value1;
}
class Program
{
{
Test myTest= new Test() { value1 = "Value 1", value2 = "Value 2" };
XmlSerializerx = new XmlSerializer(myTest.GetType());
x.Serialize(Console.Out, myTest);
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}

XML Serialization
namespace XMLTest1
{
public class Test
{
}
class Program
{
{
Test myTest= new Test() { value1 = "Value 1", value2 = "Value 2" };
XmlSerializerx = new XmlSerializer(myTest.GetType());
x.Serialize(Console.Out, myTest);
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ibm850"?>
<Test xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<value1>Value 1</value1>
<value2>Value 2</value2>
</Test>
That’s Cool!

XML DeSerialization
namespace XMLTest1
{
public class Test
{
}
class Program
{
{
String xData= "<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ibm850"?><Test xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema- instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"><value1>Value 1</value1><value2>Value 2</value2></Test>";
XmlSerializerx = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Test));
Test myTest= (Test)x.Deserialize(new StringReader(xData));
Console.WriteLine("V1: " + myTest.value1);
Console.WriteLine("V2: " + myTest.value2);
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}

XML Serialization and Attributes

[XmlRoot("XTest")]
public class Test
{
[XmlElement(ElementName="V1")]
[XmlArray("OtherValues")]
[XmlArrayItem("OValue")]
public List others = new List();
}

[XmlRoot("XTest")]
public class Test
{
[XmlArray("OtherValues")]
[XmlArrayItem("OValue")]
public List others = new List();
}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ibm850"?>
<XTestxmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<V1>A1</V1>
<V2>B1</V2>
<OtherValues>
<OValue>Test</OValue>
</OtherValues>
</XTest>

XML DocumentationC# provides a mechanism for developers to document their code using XML. In source code files, lines that begin with ///and that precede a user-defined type such as a class, delegate, or interface; a member such as a field, event, property, or method; or a namespace declaration can be processed as comments and placed in a file.

XML Documentation
/// <summary>
/// Class level summary documentation goes here.</summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Longer comments can be associated with a type or member
/// through the remarks tag</remarks>
public class SomeClass
{
/// <summary>
/// Store for the name property</summary>
private string myName= null;
/// <summary>
/// The class constructor. </summary>
public SomeClass()
{
// TODO: Add Constructor Logic here
}
/// <summary>
/// Name property </summary>
/// <value>
/// A value tag is used to describe the property value</value>
public string Name
{
get
{
return myName;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Description for SomeMethod.</summary>
/// <paramname="s"> Parameter description for s goes here</param>
/// <seealsocref="String">
/// You can use the crefattribute on any tag to reference a type or member
/// and the compiler will check that the reference exists. </seealso>
public void SomeMethod(string s) { }

XML Documentation
/// <summary>
/// Class level summary documentation goes here.</summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Longer comments can be associated with a type or member
/// through the remarks tag</remarks>
public class SomeClass
{
/// <summary>
/// Store for the name property</summary>
private string myName= null;
/// <summary>
/// The class constructor. </summary>
public SomeClass()
{
// TODO: Add Constructor Logic here
}
/// <summary>
/// Name property </summary>
/// <value>
/// A value tag is used to describe the property value</value>
public string Name
{
get
{
return myName;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Description for SomeMethod.</summary>
/// <paramname="s"> Parameter description for s goes here</param>
/// <seealsocref="String">
/// You can use the crefattribute on any tag to reference a type or member
/// and the compiler will check that the reference exists. </seealso>
public void SomeMethod(string s) { }
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<doc>
<assembly>
<name>xmlsample</name>
</assembly>
<members>
<member name="T:SomeClass">
<summary>
Class level summary documentation goes here.
</summary>
<remarks>
Longer comments can be associated with a type or member
through the remarks tag
</remarks>
</member>
<member name="F:SomeClass.myName">
<summary>
Store for the name property
</summary>
</member>
<member name="M:SomeClass.#ctor">
<summary>The class constructor.</summary>
</member>
<member name="M:SomeClass.SomeMethod(System.String)">
<summary>Description for SomeMethod.</summary>
<paramname="s"> Parameter description for s goes here</param>
<seealsocref="T:System.String">
You can use the crefattribute on any tag to reference a type or member
and the compiler will check that the reference exists. </seealso>
</member>
….
</doc>

XML Documentation
•To build the XML Documentation sample
–To generate the sample XML documentation, type the following at the command prompt:
•cscXMLsample.cs/doc:XMLsample.xml
–To see the generated XML, issue the following command:
•type XMLsample.xml

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