The genxmlschema() and genxmlschemaclob() XML functions

These functions generate an XML schema and result in XML format.

Purpose

These functions are identical to genxml() and genxmlclob(), but they also generate an XML schema.

The genxmlschema() syntax


>>-genxmlschma--(--row--,--element--)--------------------------><

The genxmlschemaclob() syntax


>>-genxmlschemaclob--(--row--,--element--)---------------------><

Parameters

row: The rows and columns to return.
element: The name of the element that contains the result set.

Example 1

SELECT genxmlschema(customer, “customer”)  FROM customers;

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="en_US.819" ?>
xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"\
targetNamespace="http://www.ibm.com"\
xmlns="http://www.ibm.com"\
ElementFormDefault="qualified">
<xs:element name="customer">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="customer_num" type="xs:serial"/>
<xs:element name="fname" type="xs:char(15)"/>
<xs:element name="lname" type="xs:char(15)"/>
<xs:element name="company" type="xs:char(20)"/>
<xs:element name="address1" type="xs:char(20)"/>
<xs:element name="city" type="xs:char(15)"/>
<xs:element name="state" type="xs:char(2)"/>
<xs:element name="zipcode" type="xs:char(5)"/>
<xs:element name="phone" type="xs:char(18)"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:schema>
<customer>
<row>
<customer_num>101</customer_num>
<fname>Ludwig </fname>
<lname>Pauli </lname>
<company>All Sports Supplies </company>
<address1>213 Erstwild Court </address1>
<city>Sunnyvale </city>
<state>CA</state>
<zipcode>94086</zipcode>
<phone>408-789-8075 </phone>
</row>