Console Validator
Imports System Imports System.Xml Imports System.Xml.Schema Public Class MainClass Public Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String()) Dim xmlValidator As New ConsoleValidator Dim success As Boolean = xmlValidator.ValidateXML(args(0), args(1)) If Not success Then Console.WriteLine("Validation failed.") Else Console.WriteLine("Validation succeeded.") End If End Sub End Class Public Class ConsoleValidator Private failed As Boolean Public Function ValidateXML(ByVal xmlFileName As String, ByVal schemaFileName As String) Dim settings As New XmlReaderSettings settings.ValidationType = ValidationType.Schema Dim schemas As New XmlSchemaSet settings.Schemas = schemas schemas.Add(Nothing, schemaFileName) AddHandler settings.ValidationEventHandler, AddressOf HandleValidationEvents Dim validator As XmlReader = XmlReader.Create(xmlFileName, settings) failed = False Try While validator.Read() End While Catch ex As Exception Console.WriteLine(ex.Message) failed = True End Try validator.Close() Return Not failed End Function Private Sub HandleValidationEvents(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As ValidationEventArgs) failed = True Console.WriteLine(args.Message) End Sub End Class