Using the Type Chooser dialog
The Type Chooser dialog allows you to choose and display types from files in different source locations. It supports:
The file types XML, XSD, WSDL, and Schema
Selecting a source file from a local and remote URL
Retrieving and displaying all types from the selected file
Global searches of specific types
WSDL service files and multilevel imports
To choose a type
1. Click the drop-down arrow beside the Source field to select a location where the system can find the type definitions. The following options are available:
Option | Description |
Recent | Displays the recently selected file locations. |
Local File System | Selects a file in your local file system. Selecting this option displays the Open dialog; it also determines which dialog is opened when you subsequently select ... (Open). |
Workspace | Selects a file in your workspace. Selecting this option displays the Select Resource dialog in which you can filter and select a Schema, XML, XSD, or WSDL file extension. You can also select a custom file extension (if any). |
Remote URL | Selects a file from a web-based URL. Selecting this option displays the Select Remote URL dialog in which you can specify the remote URL for the file. |
XML Schema | Selects a built-in type defined by the XML schema specification. Selecting this option displays the appropriate choices in the bottom pane; it also determines the system behavior when you subsequently select ... (populates the XML schema types again). |
You can search for these types of files: XML, XSD, and WSDL. In addition, you can use custom file types (if any) and built-in XML Schema types.
2. Optionally, click ... to search for a file that you recently selected.
The bottom pane of the dialog displays the types available in the selected file.
3. To filter the types and display a specific type, enter the first few characters of the type that you want to select in the type filter text field. The supported pattern characters are: ? for single character and * for a string.