Converting XML to ASP.NET MVC model

Question

I'm very new to XML. The following xml is received as a string from a webservice

"<settings>   
  <calculator display="1" />
  <details display="1" />
  <charge display="1" />
  <features>
    <feature code="HAZ" description="CARGO" />
    <feature code="IDL" description="DELIVERY" />
    <feature code="LFT" description="TRUCK" />
    <feature code="NFY" description="CARRIER CHARGE" />
  </addons>
</settings>  "

And below are user-configuration which has a list as a property.

 public class UserConfiguration
 {
     public int calculator { get; set; }

     public int details { get; set; }

     public int charge { get; set; }

     public List<Accessorial> features { get; set; }
 }

 public class Accessorial
 {
     public string code { get; set; }

     public string description { get; set; }
 }

I have tried the following but the values are null;

XmlSerializer deserializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(UserConfiguration), new XmlRootAttribute("root"));
var objectValue = deserializer.Deserialize(new StringReader(xml));

I had also put XmElement("calculator") and so, on the properties according to some answers on stackoverflow but they also didn't work.

possible duplicate http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4203540/generate-c-sharp-class-from-xml — Florian Schmidinger, Jan 16 '15 at 07:33
this will help:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26422431/query-xml-file-for-records-using-linq — Ehsan Sajjad, Jan 16 '15 at 07:43

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 16 '15 at 11:17

5

Use below Contract with Attribute Programming:

[XmlRoot("settings")]
public class Settings
{
   [XmlElement("calculator")]
   public Calculator calculator { get; set; }

   [XmlArray("features")]
   [XmlArrayItem("feature")]
   public List<Feature> features {get; set; }
}

public class Calculator 
{
    [XmlAttribute]
    public string display { get; set; }
}

edited Jan 16 '15 at 11:17

adiga

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answered Jan 16 '15 at 07:47

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Converting XML to ASP.NET MVC model

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