From XML to object

Question

I would like to define an asp.net page from xml, then parse/render it by calling a command name. Just like they do in Flex. Does someone has an idea how to do that?

Like for example, from XML:

<button onClick="DoJavascript()" text="Submit"/>
<gridview ......./>

To parse:

<asp:button runat="server" onClick="DoJavascript()" text="Submit"/>
<asp:gridview runat="server" ......./>

Answer 1

You could try XSLT, that's in general what is used to transform XML.

Answer 2

Thanks ocdecio, Yes XSLT does that in general. And that is with data. But what about objects?

Answer 3

In your case data and objects are synonymous. Basically you are taking your top XML and spit it out into ASP.Net pages. I don't have enough experience with ASP.Net to tell you how you would go ahead and now parse the code programmatically into a Page object, but, if you wanna do the transformation and let ASP.Net parse/render the aspx, this is all you need.

Answer 4

Hiz siz and thank you. I don't think it is that easy. If you look up on example xml and expected output, you say that I can make a general page object creator? As I see it, it will be very favourable if xml->page object can parse entities and attributes by finding the controls through the .net libraries as System.Web.UI.WebControls and System.Web.UI.HtmlControls just by adapting attributes to valid properties and events. You reaaly think that is the case?