Normative Schema for WF XAML?

Hi,

I don't think this question has been asked since last November. Is there a schema for XAML?

I'm working on some bits to generate workflow types and would to do less reverse-engineering of what Dev Studio produces. Thanks.

- Erik

[260 byte] By [erikj] at [2007-12-23]
# 1

I also would like to see a schema. I've seen this mentioned in a few posts but there never seems to be an answer. I might be missing something, but if people are asking questions why aren't they getting answers?

Thanks,

Matt

builtsoftware at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Software Development for Windows Vista,Windows Workflow Foundation...
# 2
Given that XAML in and of itself, without attachment to WPF or WF, is an XML-based syntax for object instantiation .. the schema would rather depend on the underlying object model being instantiated.

Sure, there are rules for the format of defining object instantation, but I don't think you can truly do an XSD validation against a XAML file without also being able to attempt to instantiate the classes to which the XAML refers.

KevinHoffman at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Software Development for Windows Vista,Windows Workflow Foundation...
# 3

I don't agree. I understand that XAML itself is an outer wrapper for WPF or WF, but that doesn't mean that "xs:any" is the best Microsoft can do to document XML formats for those subsystems.

From the stuff I've seen in XAML so far, I haven't found anything that couldn't be represented in a proper XML Schema document. I don't really need a proper XML Schema for XAML/WF -- I just want documentation about the format. I can build my own schema if needed with whatever constraints are helpful to my situation. I just assumed that one from Microsoft must exist by now.

erikj at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Software Development for Windows Vista,Windows Workflow Foundation...
# 4

Ditto!!

- Matt

builtsoftware at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Software Development for Windows Vista,Windows Workflow Foundation...
# 5
There isn't any schema for the reasons that Kevin mentioned. It might not be the answer you want to hear but it is the correct answer.
TomLake at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Software Development for Windows Vista,Windows Workflow Foundation...
# 6
I'm really not trying to be difficult, but does this mean that the WF XAML format is not documented at all (publicly)? I asked about a schema only because XAML is XML.
erikj at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Software Development for Windows Vista,Windows Workflow Foundation...
# 7
Here is a post that may help find what you are looking for:
http://blogs.msdn.com/wpfsdk/archive/2006/12/08/warning-xsd-xaml-whatever.aspx
LumentTelum at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Software Development for Windows Vista,Windows Workflow Foundation...

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