Serialisation XML C# .net2.0

Question

I've this element in my class

[XmlArray("photos")]         
public List<zPhoto> EntityPhotos;

when I serialize my class I get this :

<photos>
    <zPhoto id="73102" type="a" />
    <zPhoto id="73102" type="b"/>
    <zPhoto id="73105" type="a" />
    <zPhoto id="73105" type="b" />
</photos>

In order to simplify xpath query I want to add a new directive that will give me a result like

<photos count="2" >
    <zPhoto id="73102" type="a" />
    <zPhoto id="73102" type="b"/>
    <zPhoto id="73105" type="a" />
    <zPhoto id="73105" type="b" />
</photos>

I want to add trival attributes name and set the value. is it possible?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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Add the attribute above your member variable

 [XmlAttribute("count")]

EDIT

This has been covered in a previous question on SO

How do I add a attribute to a XmlArray element (XML Serialization)?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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answered Jan 13 '11 at 09:31

nik0lai

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Have you made the variable public? – nik0lai Jan 13 '11 at 09:54
If you still struggle check this page: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1052556/how-do-i-add-a-attribute-to-a-xmlarray-element-xml-serialization – nik0lai Jan 13 '11 at 10:02
Ok it's good can you edit your answer to add the url Thanks you – Christophe Debove Jan 13 '11 at 10:18

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 13 '11 at 09:21

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One way would be to introduce a custom generic collection class that serializes itself the way you want.

answered Jan 13 '11 at 09:21

bitbonk

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score -2 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 13 '11 at 10:30

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You can replace String type with you ZPhotos type.

[XmlRoot("EntityPhotos")]
    public class EntityPhotos
    {
        private List<String> _photos;

        public EntityPhotos()
        {
            _photos = new List<string>
            {
                "One.jpg",
                "Two.png",
                "Three.gif"
            };
        }

        [XmlElement("Photos")]
        public String[] Photos
        {
            get
            {
                return _photos.ToArray();
            }

            set  {;}

        }

        [XmlAttribute("Count")]
        public Int32 Count
        {
            get
            {
                if (Photos != null)
                    return Photos.Length;
                else
                    return 0;
            }

            set{;}
        }
    }

answered Jan 13 '11 at 10:30

Vijay Sirigiri

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I don't understand why you tell me to replace with a string, In my answer I take photo but it could be other thing. – Christophe Debove Jan 13 '11 at 10:41
Instead of using String[] Photos, you could replace it with ZPhoto[] Photos as you wanted ZPhoto to serialize. – Vijay Sirigiri Jan 13 '11 at 10:54
OK I understand can you edit your answer cause I can't dismiss my vote down – Christophe Debove Jan 13 '11 at 13:06

Serialisation XML C# .net2.0

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