OK I have hit a snag trying to learn XmlSerializer while going through some tutorials. I have followed all the recommended steps but my program is not returning anything, or is returning null. I created an XML file as follows:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' ?>
<WeeklyJobs>
<DailyJobs Date = "02/03/2012"/>
<DailyJobs Date = "02/04/2012" TotalJobs = "2">
<Jobs>
<Job JobName = "Job Name" Description = "Description"/>
<Job JobName = "Job Name" Description = "Description"/>
</Jobs>
</DailyJobs>
<DailyJobs Date = "02/05/2012" TotalJobs = "1">
<Jobs>
<Job JobName = "Job Name" Description = "Description"/>
</Jobs>
</DailyJobs>
<DailyJobs Date = "02/06/2012" TotalJobs = "2">
<Jobs>
<Job JobName = "Job Name" Description = "Description"/>
<Job JobName = "Job Name" Description = "Description"/>
</Jobs>
</DailyJobs>
<DailyJobs Date = "02/07/2012"/>
<DailyJobs Date = "02/08/2012" TotalJobs = "2">
<Jobs>
<Job JobName = "Job Name" Description = "Description"/>
<Job JobName = "Job Name" Description = "Description"/>
</Jobs>
</DailyJobs>
</WeeklyJobs>
I then used xsd.exe to generate the .xsd file which is:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xs:schema id="WeeklyJobs" xmlns="" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:msdata="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-msdata">
<xs:element name="WeeklyJobs" msdata:IsDataSet="true" msdata:UseCurrentLocale="true">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:element name="DailyJobs">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Jobs" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Job" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:attribute name="JobName" type="xs:string" />
<xs:attribute name="Description" type="xs:string" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="Date" type="xs:string" />
<xs:attribute name="TotalJobs" type="xs:string" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:choice>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:schema>
After creating the schema I used xsd.exe again to auto generate the class for me which is:
/// <remarks/>
[System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("xsd", "2.0.50727.3038")]
[System.SerializableAttribute()]
[System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThroughAttribute()]
[System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute("code")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute(AnonymousType = true)]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRootAttribute(Namespace = "", IsNullable = false)]
public partial class WeeklyJobs
{
private WeeklyJobsDailyJobs[] itemsField;
/// <remarks/>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute("DailyJobs", Form = System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaForm.Unqualified)]
public WeeklyJobsDailyJobs[] Items
{
get
{
return this.itemsField;
}
set
{
this.itemsField = value;
}
}
}
/// <remarks/>
[System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("xsd", "2.0.50727.3038")]
[System.SerializableAttribute()]
[System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThroughAttribute()]
[System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute("code")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute(AnonymousType = true)]
public partial class WeeklyJobsDailyJobs
{
private WeeklyJobsDailyJobsJobsJob[][] jobsField;
private string dateField;
private string totalJobsField;
/// <remarks/>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlArrayAttribute(Form = System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaForm.Unqualified)]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlArrayItemAttribute("Job", typeof(WeeklyJobsDailyJobsJobsJob), Form = System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaForm.Unqualified, IsNullable = false)]
public WeeklyJobsDailyJobsJobsJob[][] Jobs
{
get
{
return this.jobsField;
}
set
{
this.jobsField = value;
}
}
/// <remarks/>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlAttributeAttribute()]
public string Date
{
get
{
return this.dateField;
}
set
{
this.dateField = value;
}
}
/// <remarks/>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlAttributeAttribute()]
public string TotalJobs
{
get
{
return this.totalJobsField;
}
set
{
this.totalJobsField = value;
}
}
}
/// <remarks/>
[System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("xsd", "2.0.50727.3038")]
[System.SerializableAttribute()]
[System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThroughAttribute()]
[System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute("code")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute(AnonymousType = true)]
public partial class WeeklyJobsDailyJobsJobsJob
{
private string jobNameField;
private string descriptionField;
/// <remarks/>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlAttributeAttribute()]
public string JobName
{
get
{
return this.jobNameField;
}
set
{
this.jobNameField = value;
}
}
/// <remarks/>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlAttributeAttribute()]
public string Description
{
get
{
return this.descriptionField;
}
set
{
this.descriptionField = value;
}
}
}
After this I added the .CS file to my project and created a simple winform with a TextBox to display some data once I have deserialized some xml. Like I said the program launches and nothing is displayed in the TextBox and no Exceptions are thrown. Here is my winform:
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
public string getExample()
{
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(WeeklyJobs));
WeeklyJobs jobs;
string xml = @"<?xml version = ""1.0""?>"
+ @"<WeeklyJobs>"
+ @"<DailyJobs Date = ""02/03/2012""/>"
+ @"<DailyJobs Date = ""02/04/2012"" TotalJobs = ""2"">"
+ @"<Jobs>"
+ @"<Job JobName = ""Job Name"" Description = ""Description""/>"
+ @"<Job JobName = ""Job Name"" Description = ""Description""/>"
+ @"</Jobs>"
+ @"</DailyJobs>"
+ @"</WeeklyJobs>";
// Create an XmlTextReader
using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(xml)))
{
jobs = (WeeklyJobs)serializer.Deserialize(reader);
}
return jobs.Items[0].Date;
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
textBox1.Text = getExample();
}
}
I have got much more simple xml examples to work but I the second I try to add some complexity to my xml I fail. I have to figure out how to use the xml I have here. I appreciate the help! Thanks everyone!
