1. Future Directions for Leveraging Advanced XML Tools and Building Custom XML Solutions Denise Draper DAT321 Microsoft Corporation

2. Background: Core XML tools in Visual Studio XML Editor XSLT Debugger Part of Visual Studio 2005 Both covered in other sessions: TLNL08: Tips and Tricks: Using Advanced Tools Features with XML and XSLT Ken Levy; Thurs 1PM TLN026: Hands-on Lab: XML Tools in VS2005

3. Background: Tools Built on top of XML DataSet Designer Managed Resource Editor Biztalk Designer InfoPath Windows Presentation Framework Visual Studio Team Services … App Config files, VSTO Manifests

4. This Talk: Customized XML Editing in Three Parts No Code: Schemas and Snippets Custom Designer + Source View Future Directions

5. No Code: Schemas and Snippets Custom Designer + Source View Future Directions

6. “No Code” Customized XML Editing Schema-generated snippets for free by associating a schema with a file Adjust behavior of schema-generated snippets with schema annotations Regular snippets for more extensive boiler-plate expansions

7. Finding Schemas How the Xml Editor locates XML Schemas, in priority order:  Document schema property  Matching schema open in Visual Studio  Schema location attribute in XML file  Matching schema found in project  Matching schema found in Visual Studio schema directory & catalog %VsInstallDir%\Visual Studio 8\Xml\Schemas

8. Finding XML Schemas

9. No Code: “Deployment” XML Schemas: Deploy by adding to project or to Schema directory Code Snippets Deploy by placing in “ My Xml Snippets” folder or “ %VsInstallDir%\Xml\1033\Snippets” MSDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en- us/dnvs05/html/codesnippets.asp?frame=true&_r=1 http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en- us/dnvs05/html/codesnippets.asp?frame=true&_r=1 http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en- us/dnvs05/html/codesnippets.asp?frame=true&_r=1

10. No Code: Schemas and Snippets Custom Designer + Source View Future Directions

11. Custom Designers

12. Designer + View Source Create your own Graphic Designers Use XML Editor as Source View

13. Application Structure Custom Designer XML Text Buffer (IVsTextLines) XML Editor (Source View) mutualregistration events

14. How: Details Designer Built on VSIP (Visual Studio SDK) with standard techniques: Implement IVsEditorFactory Use IVsTextLines buffer Control responds to IVsTextLineEvents and IVsTextBufferDataEvents

15. How: Details Registration is via custom attributes, e.g: namespace DataSetEditor {...other declarations......other declarations... [ProvideXmlDesigner("DataSetEditor", null, [ProvideXmlDesigner("DataSetEditor", null, "{1FCA900B-EDAF-48DD-AF13-10C8289B8F04}", null, ".ds", false)] public class Package : Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Package { public class Package : Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Package { }}

16. Status Framework is part of Visual Studio 2005 Existing designers built on this framework DataSet Designer Managed Resource Editor Resources: Visual Studio SDK download available from http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/extend/SDKDownload/

17. No Code: Schemas and Snippets Custom Designer + Source View Future Directions

18. Schema Designer Builds on the same techniques we’ve just seen Adds its own extensibility points Annotations / custom properties Custom constraints

19. Support for XML tooling “Error-tolerant” processing and configurable “auto fix” Shared text buffer means lots of reparsing Shared model instead? Multi-language editing XML embedded in your code Scripts embedded in XML Common tools like XPath wizard or XPath- based Find, sample generation,...

20. What the Future Looks Like XML used as persistent format for lots of custom data Lots of custom designers built on that XML Our goal: Integrate Core XML tools seamlessly into the picture, and provide hooks and support for custom designers

21. Community Resources At PDC For more information, go see TLNL08: Tips and Tricks: Using Advanced Tools Features with XML and XSLT (Thurs 1pm) TLN26: Hands-on Lab: XML Tools in VS2005 Track lounge: TLN and DAT Interested in helping with Visual Studio and Developer Platform planning? Sign up at the TLN track lounge to attend a focus group. http://blogs.msdn.com/brada/2005/09/07/461754.aspx After PDC If you missed this session, watch it on the DVD DAT321: Future Directions for Leveraging Advanced XML Tools and Building Custom XML Solutions Channel 9 on XML tools: http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=64642 http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=64642 MSDN XML dev center: http://msdn.microsoft.com/xml/ http://msdn.microsoft.com/xml/ MSDN on snippets: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en- us/dnvs05/html/codesnippets.asp?frame=true&_r=1 http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en- us/dnvs05/html/codesnippets.asp?frame=true&_r=1http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en- us/dnvs05/html/codesnippets.asp?frame=true&_r=1 Visual Studio SDK download: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/extend/SDKDownload/ Me: denised@microsoft.com

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