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SmartCodeGenerator – Drive Code Generation with XML. Transform XML with ASP.NET instead of XSLT.

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This article describes how we can drive codegeneration with xml. Shows step by step instruction of how to generate strongly typed objects from XSD. ASP.NET developers can also use this paper as reference, who wants to transform xml using ASP.NET instead of XSLT.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//Originally written by The Austin Conner Group. I modified according to my needs to fit
//SmartCodeGenerator Framework
//Shahed Khan
//12 April 2007
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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//    13/04/2007  SmartCodeGenerator - Shahed Khan  - Original Version
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
using System;
using System.Collections;

namespace Sample.Objects.BusinessLogic
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Represents a collection of InvoiceDetail Objects.
	/// </summary>
	/// <remarks>
	/// Provides a simple collection object that can represent a set of InvoiceDetail objects
	/// </remarks>	
	public class InvoiceDetailCollection : CollectionBase
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the value associated with the specified key
		/// </summary>
		public InvoiceDetail this[ int index ]  
		{
			get  { return( (InvoiceDetail) List[index] );}
			set  { List[index] = value;}
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Adds an item to the InvoiceDetail Collection
		/// </summary>
		public int Add( InvoiceDetail value )  
		{
			return( List.Add( value ) );
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Determines the index of a specific item in the  InvoiceDetail Collection
		/// </summary>
		public int IndexOf( InvoiceDetail value )  
		{
			return( List.IndexOf( value ) );
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Inserts an item to the InvoiceDetail Collection at the specified position
		/// </summary>
		public void Insert( int index, InvoiceDetail value )  
		{
			List.Insert( index, value );
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Removes the first occurrence of InvoiceDetail in the InvoiceDetail Collection
		/// </summary>
		public void Remove( InvoiceDetail value )  
		{
			List.Remove( value );
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Determines whether the InvoiceDetail Collection contains a specific InvoiceDetail
		/// </summary>
		public bool Contains( InvoiceDetail value )  
		{
			// If value is not of type InvoiceDetail, this will return false.
			return( List.Contains( value ) );
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Validates  before inserting a new InvoiceDetail into the InvoiceDetail Collection
		/// </summary>
		protected override void OnInsert( int index, Object value )  
		{
			if ( value.GetType() != Type.GetType("Sample.Objects.BusinessLogic.InvoiceDetail") )
				throw new ArgumentException( "value must be of type InvoiceDetail.", "value" );
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Validates  before removing a new InvoiceDetail into the InvoiceDetail Collection
		/// </summary>
		protected override void OnRemove( int index, Object value )  
		{
			if ( value.GetType() != Type.GetType("Sample.Objects.BusinessLogic.InvoiceDetail") )
				throw new ArgumentException( "value must be of type InvoiceDetail.", "value" );
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Validates  before setting a InvoiceDetail in InvoiceDetail Collection
		/// </summary>
		protected override void OnSet( int index, Object oldValue, Object newValue )  
		{
			if ( newValue.GetType() != Type.GetType("Sample.Objects.BusinessLogic.InvoiceDetail") )
				throw new ArgumentException( "newValue must be of type InvoiceDetail.", "newValue" );
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Performs additional custom processes when validating a value InvoiceDetail
		/// </summary>
		protected override void OnValidate( Object value )  
		{
			if ( value.GetType() != Type.GetType("Sample.Objects.BusinessLogic.InvoiceDetail") )
				throw new ArgumentException( "value must be of type InvoiceDetail." );
		}
	}
}

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