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Serializes and deserializes objects into and from XML documents. The XmlSerializer enables you to control how objects are encoded into XML.

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Use the XmlInclude or SoapInclude attribute to specify types that are not known statically

I've got a very strange problem when working with .NET's XmlSerializer. Take the following example classes: public class Order { public PaymentCollection Payments { get; set; } //everything else is serializable (including other…
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XML Serialization and namespace prefixes

I'm looking for a way with C# which I can serialize a class into XML and add a namespace, but define the prefix which that namespace will use. Ultimately I'm trying to generate the following XML: …
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Reading from memory stream to string

I am trying to write an object to an Xml string and take that string and save it to a DB. But first I need to get the string... private static readonly Encoding LocalEncoding = Encoding.UTF8; public static string SaveToString (T…
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Why doesn't XmlSerializer support Dictionary?

Just curious as to why Dictionary is not supported by XmlSerializer? You can get around it easily enough by using DataContractSerializer and writing the object to a XmlTextWriter, but what are the characteristics of a Dictionary that makes it…
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C# XmlSerializer BindingFailure

I get a BindingFailure on a line of code using the XmlSerializer: XmlSerializer s = new XmlSerializer(typeof(CustomXMLSerializeObject)); The assembly with display name CustomXMLSerializeObject.XmlSerializers' failed to load in the 'LoadFrom'…
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Memory Leak using StreamReader and XmlSerializer

I've been googling for the past few hours and trying different things but can't seem to the bottom of this.... When I run this code, the memory usage continuously grows. while (true) { try { foreach (string sym in stringlist) …
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Deserialize XML To Object using Dynamic

Is it possible Deserialize unknown XML to object like below? var xml = @"Arul90"; var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(DynamicObject)); dynamic students =…
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XmlSerializer won't serialize IEnumerable

I have an invocation logger that is intended to record all method calls along with the parameters associated with the method using XmlSerializer. It works well for most of the calls, but it throws an exception for all methods that has a parameter of…
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XmlSerializer List Item Element Name

I have a class PersonList [XmlRoot("Persons")] PersonList : List when I serialize this to XML, by default it will produce something like this: ... ... My question is what needs to be…
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Could not load file or assembly 'MyAssembly.XmlSerializers

I took a memory dump of IIS and while analyzing i found the error that said 'Could not load file or assembly MyAssemblyName.XmlSerializers'. In my code i am using XmlSerializer class to serialize and deserialize xml contents from xml file to custom…
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XmlSerializer and nullable attributes

I have a class with numerous Nullable properties which I want to be serializable to XML as attributes. This is apparently a no-no as they are considered 'complex types'. So, instead I implement the *Specified pattern, where I create an addition…
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ShouldSerialize*() vs *Specified Conditional Serialization Pattern

I am aware of both of the ShouldSerialize* pattern and the *Specified pattern and how they work, but is there any difference between the two? Are there any "gotchas" using one method vs the other when certain things should be serialized…
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Using XmlSerializer to create an element with attributes and a value but no sub-element

Hopefully this should be an easy answer for someone out there (and possibly a dupe), but I can't seem to figure it out. I need to output an element that looks like this: 37 I know how to get this:
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How to write a comment to an XML file when using the XmlSerializer?

I have an object Foo which I serialize to an XML stream. public class Foo { // The application version, NOT the file version! public string Version {get;set;} public string Name {get;set;} } Foo foo = new Foo { Version = "1.0", Name = "Bar"…
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Chrome 22 outputs invalid XML when attributes have an xlink namespace

I have the following minimal JavaScript fragment: var xml = ''; var dom = new DOMParser().parseFromString(xml, 'text/xml'); xml = new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(dom); When I…
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