Other replacements for Serialization

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I have XML Configuration file and I need to load/save it so What are best ways to Parse XML Files for Load/Save configurations other than Serialization as I don't like the option of Serialization

why are `Java` and `C#` tagged?. For this use [JaxB](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAXB) — Jordi Castilla, Oct 01 '15 at 10:42
You just don't like Serialization? I don't like JavaScript and still have to do it... But whats bad about Serialization? — Alex H, Oct 01 '15 at 10:42
XML serialization is insecure , it works with public properties and classes, so no data protection thus force you to have exposed properties . — mohamed rauof, Oct 01 '15 at 11:00

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 01 '15 at 10:54

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For a Java application I serialized a pretty complex application state using XStream. For the most part this works extremely good. If the object is really simple this should not be a problem. Another simple alternative I often use to transfer data from Object <-> XML is JAXB with annotations on the Objects, or if the XML structure is the master with an XML Schema from which the classes can be generated.

answered Oct 01 '15 at 10:54

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I will try that for Java , Do you know similar for c# ? – mohamed rauof Oct 01 '15 at 11:01

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:51

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For C# you could use IXmlSerializable, or DataContract. Multiple answers can be found on SO using both these classes. See this to see how to use DataContract.

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answered Oct 01 '15 at 11:10

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Other replacements for Serialization

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