How to generate classes from schema for DataContractSerializer

Question

Is there an equivalent tool to xsd.exe that will generate classes from schema but for use with the DataContractSerializer rather than XmlSerializer?

Answer 1

No- DCS doesn't support much customization of the XML format- it's intended to be faster than XmlSerializer when DCS is used on both ends of the wire. Thus, you can't take arbitrary schema and map it to a type with DCS. If you need flexibility of schema (eg, matching an existing schema), XmlSerializer is the right choice.