XML Deserialization is the process of re-creating an in-memory object from its serialized state which used XML as a data format.
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How to Deserialize XML document
How do I Deserialize this XML document:
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How to convert an XML string to a dictionary?
I have a program that reads an XML document from a socket. I have the XML document stored in a string which I would like to convert directly to a Python dictionary, the same way it is done in Django's simplejson library.
Take as an example:
str…

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Is it possible to deserialize XML into List?
Given the following XML:
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Joe
2
John
And the following class:
public class User {
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How to deserialize xml to object

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Unable to generate a temporary class (result=1). error CS0030: Cannot convert type 'Type[]' to 'Type'?
I get this error after I created a class from my xsd file using the xsd.exe tool. So I searched the net and found a solution. Here is the link: http://satov.blogspot.com/2006/12/xsdexe-generated-classes-causing.html
Problem is that this makes the…

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using XmlArrayItem attribute without XmlArray on Serializable C# class
I want XML in the following format:
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Deserializing XML from String
I'm trying to convert the result I get from my web service as a string and convert it to an object.
This is the string I'm getting from my service:
2013-01-31T15:28:13.2847259Z The…

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How to ignore unused XML elements while deserializing a document?
I'm using SimpleXml to (de)serialize POJOs. Now, I have a big XML which has some elements which are not needed. For instance, with this XML:
Used
Not used
I want to create a POJO which…

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How do I use an XmlSerializer to deserialize an object that might be of a base or derived class without knowing the type beforehand?
In C#, how do I use an XmlSerializer to deserialize an object that might be of a base class, or of any of several derived classes without knowing the type beforehand?
All of my derived classes add additional data members. I've made a simple GUI that…

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Error when deserializing xml to an object: System.FormatException Input String was not in correct format
Hello and thanks in advance for the help.
I am having an issue when trying to deserialize an XElement into an object using an XmlSerializer and a StringReader. My code to deserialize is this:
/*deseierialize a single RegisterServerObject instance…

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Deserialize XElement into Class(s)
I am trying to Deserialize an XML file into a few class objects: Artist, Album, and Songs
Here is the current setup:
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var riseAgainst = DeSerializer(CreateElement());
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Band:…

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How to Deserialize XML using DataContractSerializer
I'm trying to deserialize an xml document:
TEST1
1111111
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TESTGAME1

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Why does the OnDeserialization not fire for XML Deserialization?
I have a problem which I have been bashing my head against for the better part of three hours. I am almost certain that I've missed something blindingly obvious...
I have a simple XML file:

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C# - Xml Element with attribute and node value
I have some Xml that I need to deserialize into an object. The Xml is:
Bob
and the classes are:
public class Person { public Type Type; }
public class Type {
[XmlAttribute("id")]
public string id;
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deserializing enums
I have an xml in which one of the elements has an attribute that can be blank.
For e.g.,
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Now, language is enum type in the classes created from the schema. It works fine if the language is…

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