Forcing a particular xml object serialization format

Question

I'm using the C# serialization on one of my objects:

   StringWriter outStream = new StringWriter();
   XmlSerializer s = new XmlSerializer(obj.GetType());
   XmlSerializerNamespaces ns = new XmlSerializerNamespaces();
   s.Serialize(outStream, obj, ns);
   string xml = outStream.ToString();

The object is:

public class Points
{
    [System.Xml.Serialization.XmlAttribute]
    public string Type;
    public double Number;
}

My Points class is being used by another program expecting it in the form:

 <Points Type="Credit">123</Points>

I was trying to work if I can use any attributes to force this format?

Thanks

See this thread: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/307433/how-to-serialize-to-datetime — twilson, Feb 09 '12 at 10:01

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 09 '12 at 10:00

I think you need to use the [System.Xml.Serialization.XmlText] attribute on the Number field, like you do with the XmlAttribute on the type:

public class Points
{
    [System.Xml.Serialization.XmlAttribute]
    public string Type;
    [System.Xml.Serialization.XmlText]
    public double Number;
}

Forcing a particular xml object serialization format

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