无法XMLSerialize从具有枚举的xsd.exe生成的类

Question

I have generated classes for an xsd file using xsd.exe which have reference to other xsd file ie link using below command

xsd.exe file1.xsd linkfile.xsd /c

Classes are generated , but in file1.xsd I have a complextype as

<xsd:complexType name="Department">
    <xsd:annotation>
      <xsd:documentation>Uses xlink: attributes to connect locations in the document or at any URL by defining an arc and arc type and role.</xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:attributeGroup ref="xlink:deptLink"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="SequenceNumber" type="xsd:integer">
      <xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:documentation>An integer value used to provide an order to multi-instance sibling elements.</xsd:documentation>
      </xsd:annotation>
    </xsd:attribute>
  </xsd:complexType>

the xlink:deptLink ie deptLink complextype is in the linkfile.xsd file , so when I genearte classes using the command mentioned above its is creating a field of type enum inside Department class.

So when I try to generate xml using

XmlSerializer serailizer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(MainClass));

I'm getting error as

An unhandled exception of type 'System.InvalidOperationException' occurred in System.Xml.dll

Additional information: There was an error reflecting type 'MainClass'.

Answer 1

The actual inner exception is very deep ie in to many layers of inner exception and finally it was

The global XML attribute 'type' from namespace ' http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink ' references distinct types deptLink and orgLink . Use XML attributes to specify another XML name or namespace for the attribute or types.

The xlink.xsd which I was using have two -xsd attributes with name "type"

I have given distinct names and it is working fine