XML验证C＃本地化

Question

I am generating XML based upon some data. The culture is set to german, so the number is being generated in format 1087,1 (since in german they have commas instead of decimal). The problem is that when i try to validate the XML, the validation fails as it expects the number to be in English format (1087.1) and considers 1087,1 as string rather than number.

Is there a way we can validate in german number format? OR Will I need to generate the XML in english number format? Following is the code i am using to validate XML

XmlReaderSettings settings = new XmlReaderSettings();
settings.ValidationType = ValidationType.Schema;
settings.Schemas = xmlSchemaSet;
settings.ValidationEventHandler += new ValidationEventHandler(ValidationCallback);

// Create the XmlReader object.
XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create("Test.xml", settings);

while (reader.Read())
{
     if (!isXmlValid)
       break;
}

Thanks!

Answer 1

If you want to rely on the built in data types (eg decimal) then it won't work for you simply because XSD's built-in lexical representation is by design culture invariant.

If you wish to stick to the way your numbers are generated, then you have to go with an XSD that uses custom made data types, essentially based on xsd:string. The downside is that you're missing on standard bindings which would use strong types...

Others may say to apply a transformation before consuming, basically interjecting custom processing to compensate for such lexical differences.