- C# Serialize Class To Xml
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- Serialization is the process of converting an object into a stream of bytes. In this article, I will show you how to serialize object to XML in C#. XML serialization converts the public fields and properties of an object into an XML stream.
- There are many situations where we need to convert class objects to XML and XML to class objects in real-time projects. For the demonstration I have two classes named Employee and Address.
XML serialization serializes only the public fields and property values of an object into an XML stream. XML serialization does not include type information. For example, if you have a Book object that exists in the Library namespace, there is no guarantee that it is deserialized into an object of the same type. XML Serialize method. The XML serializer generates a document containing the values of the object's members in the XML format shown above. Here are the steps to creating your Serialize method: instantiate an XML document; add the root container element; set the classtype attribute; go into the container element.
How do I Deserialize this XML document:
I have this:
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that don't seem to work :-(
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Here's a working version. I changed the XmlElementAttribute labels to XmlElement because in the xml the StockNumber, Make and Model values are elements, not attributes. Also I removed the reader.ReadToEnd(); (that function reads the whole stream and returns a string, so the Deserialze() function couldn't use the reader anymore..the position was at the end of the stream). I also took a few liberties with the naming :).
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Here are the classes:
The Deserialize function:
And the slightly tweaked xml (I needed to add a new element to wrap <Cars>..Net is picky about deserializing arrays):
C# Serialize Class To Xml
Kevin TigheKevin Tighe13.3k33 gold badges2828 silver badges3636 bronze badges
How about you just save the xml to a file, and use xsd to generate C# classes?
- Write the file to disk (I named it foo.xml)
- Generate the xsd:
xsd foo.xml
- Generate the C#:
xsd foo.xsd /classes
Et voila - and C# code file that should be able to read the data via
XmlSerializer
:(include the generated foo.cs in the project)
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Marc Gravell♦Marc Gravell825k213213 gold badges22282228 silver badges26242624 bronze badges
You have two possibilities.
Method 1. XSD tool
Suppose that you have your XML file in this locationC:pathtoxmlfile.xml
- Open Developer Command Prompt
You can find it inStart Menu > Programs > Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 > Visual Studio Tools
Or if you have Windows 8 can just start typing Developer Command Prompt in Start screen - Change location to your XML file directory by typing
cd /D 'C:pathtoxml'
- Create XSD file from your xml file by typing
xsd file.xml
- Create C# classes by typing
xsd /c file.xsd
And that's it! You have generated C# classes from xml file in
C:pathtoxmlfile.cs
Method 2 - Paste special
Required Visual Studio 2012+
- Copy content of your XML file to clipboard
- Add to your solution new, empty class file (Shift+Alt+C)
- Open that file and in menu click
Edit > Paste special > Paste XML As Classes
And that's it!
Usage
Usage is very simple with this helper class:
All you have to do now, is:
Damian DrygielDamian Drygiel16.2k44 gold badges2828 silver badges2727 bronze badges
The following snippet should do the trick (and you can ignore most of the serialization attributes):
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erymski
See if this helps:
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And failing that use the xsd.exe program that comes with visual studio to create a schema document based on that xml file, and then use it again to create a class based on the schema document.
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I don't think .net is 'picky about deserializing arrays'. The first xml document is not well formed.There is no root element, although it looks like there is. The canonical xml document has a root and at least 1 element (if at all). In your example:
janbakjanbak
try this block of code if your .xml file has been generated somewhere in disk and if you have used
List<T>
:Note:
C:serialize.xml
is my .xml file's path. You can change it for your needs. sheetal nainwalsheetal nainwal
Kevin's anser is good, aside from the fact, that in the real world, you are often not able to alter the original XML to suit your needs.
There's a simple solution for the original XML, too:
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And then you can simply call:
Kim HomannKim Homann
Try this Generic Class For Xml Serialization & Deserialization.
Hasan JavaidHasan Javaid
I found the answers here to be very helpful, that said I still struggled (just a bit) to get this working. So, in case it helps someone I'll spell out the working solution:
XML from Original Question. The xml is in a file Class1.xml, a
path
to this file is used in the code to locate this xml file.C# Serialize Class To Xml
I used the answer by @erymski to get this working, so created a file called Car.cs and added the following:
The other bit of code provided by @erymski ..
.. goes into your main program (Program.cs), in
static CarCollection XCar()
like this:Hope it helps :-)
SlowLearnerSlowLearner
The idea is to have all level being handled for deserializationPlease see a sample solution that solved my similar issue
The above XML is handled in two level
The Inner level
Same Way you need multiple level with
car as array
Check this example for multilevel deserializationCommunity♦
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If you're getting errors using xsd.exe to create your xsd file, then use the XmlSchemaInference class as mentioned on msdn. Here's a unit test to demonstrate:
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You can just change one attribute for you Cars car property from XmlArrayItem to XmlElment. That is, from
C# Serialize Dictionary To Xml
to
XU WeijiangXU Weijiang
My solution:
- Use
Edit > Past Special > Paste XML As Classes
to get the class in your code - Try something like this: create a list of that class (
List<class1
>), then use theXmlSerializer
to serialize that list to axml
file. - Now you just replace the body of that file with your data and try to
deserialize
it.
Code:
NOTE: you must pay attention to the root name, don't change it. Mine is 'ArrayOfClass1'
haiduong87haiduong87
How about a generic class to deserialize an XML document
This part may, or may not be necessary. Open the XML document in Visual Studio, right click on the XML, choose properties. Then choose your schema file.
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