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C# Serialize Class To Xml

In this article we are going to see how to serialize and deserialize an object as XML data. In this article we are going to see how to serialize and deserialize an object as XML data. In this article we are going to see how to serialize and deserialize an object as XML data. Complex XML serialization. How to implement partial class serialization for a list of objects. My initial requirement was just serialization and I chose XML because it seemed easiest but I will also have a need for JSON ( I think as the project will move forward with a web data requirement as well ). // serialize the list of 'Class2. Luckily there is a serialization library available from Boost and it makes that pretty easy for us. You don’t even have to modify your existing data structures to write them out as XML: the library is non-invasive. Let’s say I want to serialize a list of people to a file, and read it back later. Is there a way to serialize ActionResult from a controller in.net core 3, where ArrayList is composed of some type T (Person in this case). It won't serialize to XML, only JSON. I want to save records fetched from database in an XML file, take x number of records from XML file into a custom collection List process them and save updated items back into XML file.

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Is there a way to serialize ActionResult<ArrayList> from a controller in .net core 3, where ArrayList is composed of some type T (Person in this case).

It won't serialize to XML, only JSON. It complains the type Person is not known (even though it is, and it serializes just fine itself or as an array).

i.e. this fails serialization:

this works:

So the Person type (T) can serialize just fine by itself, and Person[] also serializes just fine, but when an ArrayList (of Person) fails XML serialization with:

System.InvalidOperationException: There was an error generating the XML document. ---> System.InvalidOperationException: The type SimpleRESTServer.Models.Person was not expected. Use the XmlInclude or SoapInclude attribute to specify types that are not known statically.

(Person type is known statically, and both Person and Person[] will serialize just fine):

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ArrayList has been deprecated for quite a while. As @MindingData mentioned in a comment, ArrayList isn't generic.

You should look into using List<Person> instead of ArrayList. I haven't seen ArrayList used in probably about a decade--chances are most serialization frameworks aren't going to handle it gracefully, at least in part because it implements neither IEnumerable<T> nor ICollection<T>. Migrating to newer, generic collection types will probably resolve any strange errors you encounter while dealing with older, deprecated, non-generic collection types.

You may be able to test this theory by using object[] instead of Person[] in your test case. ArrayList is closer to object[], whereas List<Person> is closer to Person[]. (That being said, some serialization frameworks will handle object[] correctly even when they're unable to handle ArrayList, so this isn't a perfect test.)

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In C# if I serialize an object that has a list of objects in it will it also serialize the list?

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If I serialize move will all the tags stored in move get serialized as well? Also if it will not serialize the list how would I go about making it do that?

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Yes, using the XmlSerializer it will serialize a List<T> so long as T (or in your case Tag) is serializable.

This outputs using your current class structure as:

I'll see if I can find a way to match your current XML schema, but you can look up how to apply XmlAttributes and play around with it yourself.

EDIT:

If you change your class declaration to use the following XmlAttributes, you will achieve the exact XML schema as in your example:

Which when serialized will produce:

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Are you sure that your class Declarations are right in your Question ? you are just declaring Public Move, It should be Public class Move

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By default, no it won't, since the items within the list may not be serializable.

If they are, then you may find the following page userful:

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