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Convert xml "ComplexType" snippet into a C# class / data model

Is it possible to generate a data model class in C# given this snippet?

I am looking for either automation or programmatic solutions, but I want to actually generate a C# class FROM the XML snippet!

(Specifically, given a complex type)

Something like:

public class ServiceAppointment
{
public ServiceAppointment(){}

public string AccountId;
public double ActualDuration;

...
...

etc.

}

<complexType name="ServiceAppointment">
<complexContent>
<extension base="ens:sObject">
<sequence>
<element name="Account" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="ens:Account"></element>
<element name="AccountId" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:ID"></element>
<element name="ActivityHistories" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="ActualDuration" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:double"></element>
<element name="ActualEndTime" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:dateTime"></element>
<element name="ActualStartTime" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:dateTime"></element>
<element name="Address" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:address"></element>
<element name="AppointmentNumber" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="ArrivalWindowEndTime" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:dateTime"></element>
<element name="ArrivalWindowStartTime" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:dateTime"></element>
<element name="AttachedContentDocuments" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="AttachedContentNotes" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="Attachments" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="City" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="CombinedAttachments" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="Contact" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="ens:Contact"></element>
<element name="ContactId" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:ID"></element>
<element name="ContentDocumentLinks" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="Country" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="CountryCode" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="CreatedBy" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="ens:User"></element>
<element name="CreatedById" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:ID"></element>
<element name="CreatedDate" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:dateTime"></element>
<element name="Description" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="DigitalSignatures" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="DueDate" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:dateTime"></element>
<element name="Duration" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:double"></element>
<element name="DurationInMinutes" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:double"></element>
<element name="DurationType" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="EarliestStartTime" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:dateTime"></element>
<element name="Emails" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="EventRelations" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="Events" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="FSL__Appointment_Grade__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:double"></element>
<element name="FSL__Auto_Schedule__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:boolean"></element>
<element name="FSL__Duration_In_Minutes__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:double"></element>
<element name="FSL__Emergency__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:boolean"></element>
<element name="FSL__FSL_Operations__r" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="FSL__GanttColor__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="FSL__GanttIcon__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="FSL__GanttLabel__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="FSL__Gantt_Display_Date__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:dateTime"></element>
<element name="FSL__InJeopardyReason__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="FSL__InJeopardy__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:boolean"></element>
<element name="FSL__InternalSLRGeolocation__Latitude__s" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:double"></element>
<element name="FSL__InternalSLRGeolocation__Longitude__s" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:double"></element>
<element name="FSL__InternalSLRGeolocation__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:location"></element>
<element name="FSL__IsFillInCandidate__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:boolean"></element>
<element name="FSL__IsMultiDay__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:boolean"></element>
<element name="FSL__MDS_Calculated_length__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:double"></element>
<element name="FSL__MDT_Operational_Time__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="FSL__Optimization_Requests1__r" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="FSL__Optimization_Requests__r" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="FSL__Pinned__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:boolean"></element>
<element name="FSL__Prevent_Geocoding_For_Chatter_Actions__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:boolean"></element>
<element name="FSL__Related_Service__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:ID"></element>
<element name="FSL__Related_Service__r" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="ens:ServiceAppointment"></element>
<element name="FSL__Same_Day__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:boolean"></element>
<element name="FSL__Same_Resource__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:boolean"></element>
<element name="FSL__Schedule_Mode__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="FSL__Schedule_over_lower_priority_appointment__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:boolean"></element>
<element name="FSL__Scheduling_Policy_Used__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:ID"></element>
<element name="FSL__Scheduling_Policy_Used__r" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="ens:FSL__Scheduling_Policy__c"></element>
<element name="FSL__Service_Appointments__r" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="FSL__Time_Dependencies1__r" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="FSL__Time_Dependencies_2__r" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="FSL__Time_Dependencies__r" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="FSL__Time_Dependency__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="FSL__UpdatedByOptimization__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:boolean"></element>
<element name="FSL__Use_Async_Logic__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:boolean"></element>
<element name="FSL__Virtual_Service_For_Chatter_Action__c" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:boolean"></element>
<element name="FeedSubscriptionsForEntity" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="Feeds" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="GeocodeAccuracy" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="Histories" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="IsDeleted" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:boolean"></element>
<element name="LastModifiedBy" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="ens:User"></element>
<element name="LastModifiedById" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:ID"></element>
<element name="LastModifiedDate" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:dateTime"></element>
<element name="LastReferencedDate" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:dateTime"></element>
<element name="LastViewedDate" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:dateTime"></element>
<element name="Latitude" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:double"></element>
<element name="Longitude" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:double"></element>
<element name="LookedUpFromActivities" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="Notes" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="NotesAndAttachments" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="OpenActivities" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="Owner" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="ens:sObject"></element>
<element name="OwnerId" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:ID"></element>
<element name="ParentEntities" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="ParentRecord" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="ens:sObject"></element>
<element name="ParentRecordId" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:ID"></element>
<element name="ParentRecordStatusCategory" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="ParentRecordType" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="PostalCode" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="ProcessInstances" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="ProcessSteps" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="RecordActionHistories" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="RecordActions" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="SchedEndTime" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:dateTime"></element>
<element name="SchedStartTime" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:dateTime"></element>
<element name="ServiceNote" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="ServiceReports" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="ServiceResources" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="ServiceTerritory" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="ens:ServiceTerritory"></element>
<element name="ServiceTerritoryId" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:ID"></element>
<element name="State" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="StateCode" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="Status" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="StatusCategory" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="Street" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="Subject" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:string"></element>
<element name="SurveySubjectEntities" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="SystemModstamp" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="xsd:dateTime"></element>
<element name="TaskRelations" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="Tasks" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="TopicAssignments" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:QueryResult"></element>
<element name="UserRecordAccess" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="ens:UserRecordAccess"></element>
<element name="WorkType" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="ens:WorkType"></element>
<element name="WorkTypeId" nillable="true" minOccurs="0" type="tns:ID"></element>
</sequence>
</extension>
</complexContent>
</complexType>

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Tom Knowlton

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This is what I get. What I expected (wanted) was something more like a Class encapsulating access to a Data model (fields in a class) with properties like "Account" or "AccountId" or "ActivityHistories", etc.:

// NOTE: Generated code may require at least .NET Framework 4.5 or .NET Core/Standard 2.0.
/// <remarks/>
[System.SerializableAttribute()]
[System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute("code")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute(AnonymousType = true)]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRootAttribute(Namespace = "", IsNullable = false)]
public partial class complexType
{

    private complexTypeComplexContent complexContentField;

    private string nameField;

    /// <remarks/>
    public complexTypeComplexContent complexContent
    {
        get
        {
            return this.complexContentField;
        }
        set
        {
            this.complexContentField = value;
        }
    }

    /// <remarks/>
    [System.Xml.Serialization.XmlAttributeAttribute()]
    public string name
    {
        get
        {
            return this.nameField;
        }
        set
        {
            this.nameField = value;
        }
    }
}

/// <remarks/>
[System.SerializableAttribute()]
[System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute("code")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute(AnonymousType = true)]
public partial class complexTypeComplexContent
{

    private complexTypeComplexContentExtension extensionField;

    /// <remarks/>
    public complexTypeComplexContentExtension extension
    {
        get
        {
            return this.extensionField;
        }
        set
        {
            this.extensionField = value;
        }
    }
}

/// <remarks/>
[System.SerializableAttribute()]
[System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute("code")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute(AnonymousType = true)]
public partial class complexTypeComplexContentExtension
{

    private complexTypeComplexContentExtensionElement[] sequenceField;

    private string baseField;

    /// <remarks/>
    [System.Xml.Serialization.XmlArrayItemAttribute("element", IsNullable = false)]
    public complexTypeComplexContentExtensionElement[] sequence
    {
        get
        {
            return this.sequenceField;
        }
        set
        {
            this.sequenceField = value;
        }
    }

    /// <remarks/>
    [System.Xml.Serialization.XmlAttributeAttribute()]
    public string @base
    {
        get
        {
            return this.baseField;
        }
        set
        {
            this.baseField = value;
        }
    }
}

/// <remarks/>
[System.SerializableAttribute()]
[System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute("code")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute(AnonymousType = true)]
public partial class complexTypeComplexContentExtensionElement
{

    private string nameField;

    private bool nillableField;

    private byte minOccursField;

    private string typeField;

    /// <remarks/>
    [System.Xml.Serialization.XmlAttributeAttribute()]
    public string name
    {
        get
        {
            return this.nameField;
        }
        set
        {
            this.nameField = value;
        }
    }

    /// <remarks/>
    [System.Xml.Serialization.XmlAttributeAttribute()]
    public bool nillable
    {
        get
        {
            return this.nillableField;
        }
        set
        {
            this.nillableField = value;
        }
    }

    /// <remarks/>
    [System.Xml.Serialization.XmlAttributeAttribute()]
    public byte minOccurs
    {
        get
        {
            return this.minOccursField;
        }
        set
        {
            this.minOccursField = value;
        }
    }

    /// <remarks/>
    [System.Xml.Serialization.XmlAttributeAttribute()]
    public string type
    {
        get
        {
            return this.typeField;
        }
        set
        {
            this.typeField = value;
        }
    }
}

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it_saige

Then it sounds like you would rather convert from an XSD to Classes. Visual Studio includes an XSD tool, but your presented XSD is incomplete. You can read more about using the XSD tool here:

https://lonewolfonline.net/xsd-tool-generate-classes-xml/

-saige-

Tom Knowlton

ASKER

Thank you.

Eventually I was able to reference the WSDL and this became moot.

Tom

Convert xml &quot;ComplexType&quot; snippet into a C# class / data model

Convert xml "ComplexType" snippet into a C# class / data model