Can't serialize Timespan value

Asked Apr 11 '13 at 19:39

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I have to keep time in that format "00:00:23.123213".

So I have tried to use Timespan

  [Serializable()]
    public class Item
    {
        public TimeSpan Start { get; set; }

But this field is always empty in the file.

var test = new ContentItems();
 var item2 = new Item();
            item2.ContentType = ContentTypes.Paragraph;
            item2.Data = "Create a new XmlSerializer instance with the type of the test class.";
            item2.DataType = DataTypes.Text;
            item2.Start = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(6);
            item2.End = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(9);
            test.Items.Add(item2);

            using (var writer = new System.IO.StreamWriter(@"C:\Projects\1.xml"))
            {
                var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(ContentItems));
                serializer.Serialize(writer, test);
                writer.Flush();
            }

My Question: Which type is better to serialize Time in .NET?

asked Apr 11 '13 at 19:39

NoWar

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@ColeJohnson Yes I did it like `item1.Start = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1);` – NoWar Apr 11 '13 at 19:42
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TimeSpan is definitely serializable, though, – Matthew Watson Apr 11 '13 at 19:42
@Metropolitan a) which serializer do you use? b) it can not be empty since it is not nullable. – I4V Apr 11 '13 at 19:43
@I4V I have updated my question. Take a look pls. – NoWar Apr 11 '13 at 19:44
Are both Start and End empty? – Ian Dallas Apr 11 '13 at 19:44
@tkeE2036 Yes, both are empty. – NoWar Apr 11 '13 at 19:45
But other things like Data, DataType, and, ContentType are not? – Ian Dallas Apr 11 '13 at 19:46
@tkeE2036 No. They are ok 100% – NoWar Apr 11 '13 at 19:46
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See: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/637933/net-how-to-serialize-a-timespan-to-xml – Ian Dallas Apr 11 '13 at 20:04

Can't serialize Timespan value

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