Reordering the xml nodes based on .xsd

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I have defined .xsd file by using complex types with xsd:sequence

So it means the xml which I generate need to follow the sequence defined in .xsd

Here problem is i can't modify the .xsd to do any changes. and i dont have control while XML generation.

what i have is an .xsd file and some .xml file (generated by some one). by using these two files, Can I reorder the xml nodes acording to schema? (C# or XSLT)

Please help on this

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<xsd:complextype name="PersonName_Type">
    <xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:element name="Surname" minoccurs="0" maxoccurs="1" type="dfac:C-40"></xsd:element>
      <xsd:element name="GivenName" minoccurs="0" maxoccurs="1" type="dfac:C-40"></xsd:element>
      <xsd:element name="OtherGivenName" minoccurs="0" maxoccurs="unbounded" type="dfac:C-40"></xsd:element>
      <xsd:element name="TitlePrefix" minoccurs="0" maxoccurs="1" type="dfac:C-255"></xsd:element>
      <xsd:element name="NameSuffix" minoccurs="0" maxoccurs="1" type="dfac:C-40"></xsd:element>"
      <xsd:element name="NickName" minoccurs="0" maxoccurs="1" type="dfac:C-40"></xsd:element>
      <xsd:element name="GenderCd" minoccurs="0" maxoccurs="1" type="dfenum:GenderCd_Type"></xsd:element>
      <xsd:element name="BirthDt" minoccurs="0" maxoccurs="1" type="dfac:Date"></xsd:element>
      <xsd:element name="MaritalStatusCd" minoccurs="0" maxoccurs="1" type="dfenum:MaritalStatus_Type"></xsd:element>
    </xsd:sequence>
    <xsd:attribute name="id" type="xsd:ID"></xsd:attribute>
  </xsd:complextype>

Posted 3-Jun-15 3:08am

KVPalem

Updated 3-Jun-15 3:35am

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter 3-Jun-15 9:28am

Do you mean to force certain order of XML elements using XSD?

KVPalem 3-Jun-15 9:33am

Yes, we are forcing the xml to follow some order using XSD.
Sample XSD below
i am not able to post sample xsd here

Maciej Los 3-Jun-15 10:55am

Assuming, you want to move some nodes up/down depending on xsd schema?

KVPalem 4-Jun-15 1:39am

Yes,this is what we required.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 3-Jun-15 11:12am

Why not? where below?
—SA

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 3-Jun-15 11:11am

Not clear. Please explain your problem; what do you want to achieve and why, and so on.
—SA

gggustafson 3-Jun-15 13:42pm

I seem to be missing something. Why is the order of XML nodes important?

Maciej Los 3-Jun-15 14:38pm

Because of schema verification. The order of nodes is matter in this case.

gggustafson 3-Jun-15 15:04pm

what is writing the XML?

Maciej Los 3-Jun-15 15:38pm

Not sure what you're asking for...

KVPalem 4-Jun-15 1:45am

I will try to explain in short. we got some .xsd files from one of the vendor. We have some information which to be transfered through xml (with respect to .xsd which they provided.) and this xml is generated by some automation tool.

Since we dont have control while generating the xml, only after generation we can do some changes and to validate with .xsd we need to do some changes in the order of xml nodes respective to .xsd.

This is what we are expecting. I hope able to put my query properly.

Vyshakhjs 4-Jun-15 10:52am

you want to reorder the xml file right?

KVPalem 4-Jun-15 22:48pm

Yes

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