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Provides custom formatting for XML serialization and deserialization.

IXmlSerializable Interface on MSDN

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Custom XmlSerialization for nested / child objects

I have a scenario in which I have a class Resource which has two other classes nested in it; Action and ResourceURL. I need to write custom xmlserializer for Resource and Action but not for ResourceURL. I implemented IXmlSerializable for both. The…
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How to add namespace prefix for IXmlSerializable type

I have a following class definition [XmlRoot(ElementName = "person",Namespace = "MyNamespace")] public class Person : IXmlSerializable { public string FirstName { get; set; } [XmlNamespaceDeclarations] public XmlSerializerNamespaces…
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"ReadElementContentAsBase64 method is not supported on this XmlReader"

using System.IO; using System.Runtime.Serialization; using System.Xml; using System.Xml.Schema; using System.Xml.Serialization; namespace XmlTest { class TestClass : IXmlSerializable { public XmlSchema GetSchema() { …
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Getting the calling variable name of a parameter

In relation to the question Get the name of parameters from a calling method and Finding the Variable Name passed to a Function in C# I'm still looking for a way to define theWhatDoesTheAnimalSay_WANTED method: I want to know the name of the…
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C# : WCF Service with IXMLSerializable member turns into DataSet

.NET I have a web service, one of the data members of a message implements IXmlSerializable, when I do "Add Service Reference" that member becomes a DataSet. I am trying to pass a serialized Expression as a parameter to the web…
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Namespace Prefixes with IXmlSerializable

Bit confused on the proper decorators to use, or whatever design might be necessary. When serializing a class which is implementing IXmlSerializable is there a way to include the namespace and its prefix in the XmlRoot element? Class definition for…
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How to revert back to 'default' XML serialization when implementing IXmlSerializable in a base class?

I'm trying to serialize a class that inherits from a base class that implements IXmlSerializable. The base class, called PropertyBag is a class that allows dynamic properties (credits to Marc Gravell). I implemented IXmlSerializable so that the…
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Xml Serialization Dynamic Ignore

I am trying to generate an xml document in a specific format. I would like to skip serializing a property depending on a value of the property. public class Parent { public Parent() { myChild = new Child(); myChild2 = new…
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Using IXmlSerializable interface on complex object graph

If using custom XML Serialization (IXmlSerialiable), on a complex object that contains properties with constituent complex objects which do NOT use custom IXmlSerializable interface, how do you specify, in the IXmlSerializable.ReadXml(XmlReader…
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Is it possible to exclude some members of a type from XmlSerializer serialization?

I have some public members I don't want to be serialized, was wondering if there is an attribute for it?
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What XML serialization method should I use for a public API?

I'm writing a program that builds up a tree structure made up of classes that inherit from an abstract Node class. There are a number of different type of nodes built into my program. However, I also want to allow more advanced users to be able to…
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C# XML serialization override Type of IXmlSerializable Class

Initial question I want to serialize a List changing the XmlType of the IXmlSerializable class dynamically (so I can't use attributes tags to do that) I' ve tried to use XmlAttributeOverrides to do that with no success so far. Here…
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Serialization: Change the name of the root node without changing the class name

Goal Take a class named "Item" and output its serialized XML as: Problem The root node is derived off the class name that is implementing IXmlSerializable. // By the time I get here 'writer'…
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Cannot WriteXML for DataTable because Windows Search Returns String Array for Authors Property

The System.Author Windows property is a multiple value string. Windows Search returns this value as an array of strings in a DataColumn. (The column's data-type is string[] or String().) When I call the WriteXML method on the resulting data-table, I…
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IXmlSerializable Dictionary problem

I was trying to create a generic Dictionary that implements IXmlSerializable (credit to Charles Feduke). Here is my trial: Sub Main() Dim z As New SerializableDictionary(Of String, String) z.Add("asdf", "asd") …
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