RETS 2007-08 XML Data Binding - Nuget packge LiquidTechnologies.XmlObjects.RETS2007-08
Real Estate Transaction Standard (RETS)
The Real Estate Transaction Standard (RETS) facilitates data transfer between partners in the real estate industry. Creating and improving RETS is a collaborative effort to simplify moving real estate information from system to system and simplify solution development efforts. As RETS usage matures and expands, MLS with geographic overlaps can create data-sharing policies that provide their members a single point of entry to search multiple MLS data sets.
| NuGet Package ID | LiquidTechnologies.XmlObjects.RETS2007-08 |
|---|---|
| Description | An object model for the RETS 2007-08 standard providing strongly typed classes that can be serialized/deserializsed to XML. |
| Documentation | Liquid XML Objects API |
| Schema Documentation | https://schemas.liquid-technologies.com/RETS/xsd_20082406/ |
| Official Schema Site | http://www.rets.org/ |
| License | EULA |
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- Create a new Visual Studio Project
- Add a reference to the nuget package @myModel.NugetID
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Create an LxSerializer<> for your root element
- If the root element in your XML document is 'MyRoot' then the object generated to represent it should be called 'MyRootElm'*1
- Hint - In Visual Studio placing the caret within the code LxSerializer<MyRootElm> and pressing Alt-Shift-F10 will give you the option to add the appropriate using statement.
- Use the LxSerializer to read in the XML Document using the Deserialize method
- Setting a break point after this line will allow you to explore the structure of the object in the visual studio watch windows.
- Use the LxSerializer to write in the XML Document back out using the Serialize method
LxSerializer<ExamplePersonElm> serializer = LxSerializer<ExamplePersonElm>();
// Reading an XML file
ExamplePersonElm person = serializer.Deserialize("MyPersonData.xml");
foreach(ExampleFriendElm friend in person.Friends)
{
Console.Write("Name = " + friend.Name);
}
// Edit the objects
ExampleFriendElm newFriend = new ExampleFriendElm();
newFriend.Name = "Joe Blogs";
person.Friends.Add(newFriend);
// Write the new data out as XML
serializer.Serialize("MyNewPersonData.xml", person);
Video Tutorial
This video tutorial demonstrates the basic usage of the XML Objects tool, showing how to generate code from an XSD, read an XML document into the object model, modify the data and write out the XML.