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how can i use the file that is generated by xsd.exe in windows 10 universal app

I am generating .cs files from .xsd files using xsd.exe. But when I am adding the files to windows 10 universal blank app, I was getting error as "missing an assembly reference" for System.SerializableAttribute() and System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute(‌​"‌​code"). I fixed this by #t.ouvre's trick. Then there were no errors in any of the particular line of the code but when i am building the code i am getting an error saying that " Cannot find type System.ComponentModel.MarshalByValueComponent in module System.dll" and it doesn't specify exactly where the error is. How can I use the file generated by xsd.exe in windows 10 universal app? What are all the things that I need to do with the file to use it for serialization and deserialization (using DataContractSerializer in UWP)
/// <remarks/>
[System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("xsd", "4.6.81.0")]
[System.SerializableAttribute()]
[System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThroughAttribute()]
[System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute("code")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute(AnonymousType = true)]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRootAttribute(Namespace = "", IsNullable = false)]
public partial class request
{
private usertype userField;
private string versionField;
/// <remarks/>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute(Form = System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaForm.Unqualified)]
public usertype user
{
get
{
return this.userField;
}
set
{
this.userField = value;
}
}
/// <remarks/>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlAttributeAttribute()]
public string version
{
get
{
return this.versionField;
}
set
{
this.versionField = value;
}
}
}
/// <remarks/>
[System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("xsd", "4.6.81.0")]
[System.SerializableAttribute()]
[System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThroughAttribute()]
[System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute("code")]
public partial class usertype
{
private string emailField;
private string passwordField;
/// <remarks/>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute(Form = System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaForm.Unqualified)]
public string email
{
get
{
return this.emailField;
}
set
{
this.emailField = value;
}
}
/// <remarks/>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute(Form = System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaForm.Unqualified)]
public string password
{
get
{
return this.passwordField;
}
set
{
this.passwordField = value;
}
}
}
/// <remarks/>
[System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("xsd", "4.6.81.0")]
[System.SerializableAttribute()]
[System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThroughAttribute()]
[System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute("code")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute(AnonymousType = true)]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRootAttribute(Namespace = "", IsNullable = false)]
public partial class NewDataSet
{
private request[] itemsField;
/// <remarks/>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute("request")]
public request[] Items
{
get
{
return this.itemsField;
}
set
{
this.itemsField = value;
}
}
}

You can fake missing classes (System.SerializableAttribute(),System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute), just add new files with theses classes definitions :
namespace System
{
internal class SerializableAttribute : Attribute
{
}
}
namespace System.ComponentModel
{
internal class DesignerCategoryAttribute : Attribute
{
public DesignerCategoryAttribute(string _) { }
}
}
for serialization and deserialization, you have to use System.Runtime.Serialization.DataContractSerializer. For example :
DataContractSerializer serializer = new DataContractSerializer(typeof(request));
var r = new request { version = "test" };
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream())
{
serializer.WriteObject(ms, r);
ms.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
using (var sr = new StreamReader(ms))
{
string xmlContent = sr.ReadToEnd();
Debug.WriteLine(xmlContent);
ms.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(sr))
{
var deserialized = serializer.ReadObject(reader) as request;
if (deserialized != null && deserialized.version == r.version)
{
Debug.WriteLine("ok");
}
}
}
}

SerializableAttribute()
and DesignerCategoryAttribute
aren't supported in the uwp apps.
To produce a successful class that can be copied directly into the UWP ap , use the following tip :
This is done in a UWP app so u can just go ahead and do this.
Well the XML serialization does have some limitations that is you must have a default constructor without any parameters.
if you are planing to serialize a class that doesn't have a constructor microsoft encourages to use DataContractSerializer for such use cases.
Now the code is quite simple
First instantiate the obj to serialize.
Make a new XmlSerializer object.
Then the XmlWriter obj , since it takes in many different writer classes and u Need to instantiate one i've chosen string builder for demo purposes.
Then just simply call serialize on the serializer obj passing in your obj and the xmlwriter and the xml writer produces the op in the string builder obj.
Then i just turn it into a string.. from here u can do anything with the xml .. save it or play with it ..
the last toUpper method was just added bcoz i needed a line for debug point .. it's not necessary at all ...
private void Button_Click( object sender , RoutedEventArgs e )
{
Animal a = new Animal("Sheep" , 4);
XmlSerializer m = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Animal));
StringBuilder op = new StringBuilder();
var x = XmlWriter.Create(op);
m.Serialize(x , a);
string s = op.ToString();
var p = s.ToUpper();
}
public class Animal
{
public Animal( string name , int legcount )
{
this.name = name;
this.legcount = legcount;
}
public Animal()
{
this.name = "default";
this.legcount = 10000000;
}
public string name { get; set; }
public int legcount { get; set; }
}
The reult of the Serialized class
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<Animal xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<name>Sheep</name>
<legcount>4</legcount>
</Animal>
UPDATE: By this method you can first copy all of your serialized classes into the app and deserialize them when necessary inside the app.
Now all you need to do is copy your xml into ur new app and implement deserilization using the same techniques i've shown above.

Null part in deserialize xml to class object

I must deserialize some xml to object class which I generate from xsd files using xsd.exe. Everything is okey but one part in my object is always null and I don't know why because in xml it have data.
It's the xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<jdf:root xmlns:jdf="http://www.tmp.com/jdf" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<jdf:header>
<jdf:trace-id>string</jdf:trace-id>
<jdf:timestamp>string</jdf:timestamp>
<jdf:command>string</jdf:command>
<jdf:version>string</jdf:version>
</jdf:header>
<even:data xmlns:even="http://tmp.com/zzz/pivot/event">
<even:event xmlns:com="http://tmp.com/zzz/utils/components">
<even:eventId>3</even:eventId>
<even:distributorId>string</even:distributorId>
<even:distributionNetworkId>string</even:distributionNetworkId>
<even:typology>string</even:typology>
</even:event>
</even:data>
</jdf:root>
And this is my class from xsd files:
[System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("xsd", "4.0.30319.17929")]
[System.SerializableAttribute()]
[System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThroughAttribute()]
[System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute("code")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute(Namespace = "http://www.tmp.com/jdf")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRootAttribute("root", Namespace = "http://www.tmp.com/jdf", IsNullable = false)]
public partial class JdfRoot
{
private JdfHeader headerField;
private object dataField;
/// <uwagi/>
public JdfHeader header
{
get
{
return this.headerField;
}
set
{
this.headerField = value;
}
}
/// <uwagi/>
public object data
{
get
{
return this.dataField;
}
set
{
this.dataField = value;
}
}
}
/// <uwagi/>
[System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("xsd", "4.0.30319.17929")]
[System.SerializableAttribute()]
[System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThroughAttribute()]
[System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute("code")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute(Namespace = "http://mib.bnpp.com/cle/pivot/event")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRootAttribute("data", Namespace = "http://tmp.com/cle/pivot/event", IsNullable = false)]
public partial class T_data
{
private EventOut eventField;
/// <uwagi/>
public EventOut #event
{
get
{
return this.eventField;
}
set
{
this.eventField = value;
}
}
}
I left only the most necessary part because full version i very long.

You need to set the XML namespace for the data property correctly by applying XmlElementAttribute:
private T_data dataField;
[XmlElement("data", Namespace = "http://tmp.com/zzz/pivot/event")]
public T_data data
{
get
{
return this.dataField;
}
set
{
this.dataField = value;
}
}
Also, as Richard Schneider wrote, change the type of data to be T_data. If you leave it as an object property your even:data element tree will be deserialized as an XmlNode [] array which is probably not what you want.
(The easiest way to find and fix "XML property deserialized as null" bugs is to create an example of the class in memory, serialize to XML, and compare the output with your input XML. Usually you'll spot the difference; often it's an incorrect namespace.)

In JdfRoot, change public object data to public T_data data.

Deserializing with XML File

I have been working on deserializing this xml document. I worked with a test document called note.xml which worked perfectly fine. However when I try to deserialize this file, I seem to not return anything. For example:
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
try
{
string xml_path = "../../Family.xml";
//Console.WriteLine("Hello");
XmlSerializer x = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Families));
Families fam;
using (XmlReader read = XmlReader.Create(xml_path))
{
Console.WriteLine("read: " + read);
fam = (Families)x.Deserialize(read);
}
Console.WriteLine("This is " + fam);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
}
Console.Read();
}
}
The code above does return the console.writeline("read: " + read) line but does not display the bottom console.writeline("This is " + fam). When i used Note.xml, it displayed both these lines indicating that the deserialize method worked. However, when i use Family.xml, only the first console.writeline() appears. Is there something i'm missing within my Family.xml that could be causing this to happen?
Here is the Family.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Families>
<Family>
<FamilyID>23654</FamilyID>
<PostalAddress>
<MailingAddress1>54 The Companionway</MailingAddress1>
<MailingAddress2>Whitby</MailingAddress2>
<MailingCity>Porirua</MailingCity>
<MailingPostCode>5024</MailingPostCode>
</PostalAddress>
<ClientAddress>
<HomeAddress1>54 The Companionway</HomeAddress1>
<HomeAddress2>Whitby</HomeAddress2>
<HomeCity>Porirua</HomeCity>
<HomePostcode>5024</HomePostcode>
</ClientAddress>
<Family_Client>
<ClientID>4034</ClientID>
<Title>Mr</Title>
<FirstName>Anuj</FirstName>
<LastName>Hari</LastName>
<MiddleName>Kumar</MiddleName>
<PreferredName>Anuj</PreferredName>
<Email>anuj#nzfsg.co.nz</Email>
<Gender>Male</Gender>
<Dob>1992-10-14</Dob>
<HomePhone>2348070</HomePhone>
<MobilePhone>0276627137</MobilePhone>
<BusinessPhone></BusinessPhone>
<WorkEmail>anuj#nzfsg.co.nz</WorkEmail>
<Fax></Fax>
<Smoker>No</Smoker>
<BestTimeToCall></BestTimeToCall>
<Occupation></Occupation>
<Employer></Employer>
<Industry></Industry>
</Family_Client>
<Loan>
<LenderName>Abode Mortgages Limited</LenderName>
<LoanStatus>Conditional Approval</LoanStatus>
<LoanReferenceNumber>str1234</LoanReferenceNumber>
<DateCreated>2012-12-13</DateCreated>
<DateSettled>2012-12-13</DateSettled>
<DateSubmitted>2012-12-13</DateSubmitted>
<ApprovalDate>2012-12-13</ApprovalDate>
<DateDeclined>2012-12-13</DateDeclined>
<DateWithdrawn>2012-12-13</DateWithdrawn>
<DatePreApproved>2012-12-13</DatePreApproved>
<DatePreApprovalExpiry>2012-12-13</DatePreApprovalExpiry>
<DeferralReviewDate>2012-12-13</DeferralReviewDate>
<DateCancelled>2012-12-13</DateCancelled>
<Loan_Structure>
<LoanTerm>15</LoanTerm>
<InterestOnlyTerm>0</InterestOnlyTerm>
<FixedRateTerm></FixedRateTerm>
<FixedRateExpiryDate>2012-12-13</FixedRateExpiryDate>
<InterestRate>0.057</InterestRate>
<Amount>40000</Amount>
<LoanStructureType>Principal and Interest</LoanStructureType>
<RateType>Fixed</RateType>
<FrequencyName>Weekly</FrequencyName>
<PaymentAmount>500</PaymentAmount>
</Loan_Structure>
<Family_Client>
<ClientID>4034</ClientID>
</Family_Client>
</Loan>
UPDATE!
After i added Console.WriteLine(e.ToString()). It returned with about 20 lines of errors, the top line saying that the input string was not in the correct format.
The wanted Families class:
[System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("xsd", "4.0.30319.17929")]
[System.SerializableAttribute()]
[System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThroughAttribute()]
[System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute("code")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute(AnonymousType=true)]
public partial class Families {
private FamiliesFamily[] familyField;
/// <remarks/>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute("Family")]
public FamiliesFamily[] Family {
get {
return this.familyField;
}
set {
this.familyField = value;
}
}
}
And the FamiliesFamily class:
public partial class FamiliesFamily {
private int familyIDField;
private FamiliesFamilyPostalAddress postalAddressField;
private FamiliesFamilyClientAddress clientAddressField;
private FamiliesFamilyFamily_Client[] family_ClientField;
private FamiliesFamilyLoan[] loanField;
/// <remarks/>
public int FamilyID {
get {
return this.familyIDField;
}
set {
this.familyIDField = value;
}
}
/// <remarks/>
public FamiliesFamilyPostalAddress PostalAddress {
get {
return this.postalAddressField;
}
set {
this.postalAddressField = value;
}
}
/// <remarks/>
public FamiliesFamilyClientAddress ClientAddress {
get {
return this.clientAddressField;
}
set {
this.clientAddressField = value;
}
}
/// <remarks/>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute("Family_Client")]
public FamiliesFamilyFamily_Client[] Family_Client {
get {
return this.family_ClientField;
}
set {
this.family_ClientField = value;
}
}
/// <remarks/>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute("Loan")]
public FamiliesFamilyLoan[] Loan {
get {
return this.loanField;
}
set {
this.loanField = value;
}
}
}

So the issue was with in my Family.xml which is set to decimal so it's not allowed to return nothing. Not sure how i managed to overlook something so miniscule, but thanks to ekad who was looking in the right direction.

Xml deserialization c# with multiples namespaces

UPDATE 1
The problem is not multiple namespace.
I dont know why, but if create the object from generated class, assigned Signature field manually and serialize the object, the namespace of Signature node node is :
<Signature xmlns="http://www.abrasf.org.br/nfse.xsd">
instead
<Signature xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
If i assign the xml usign certificate, the namespace of Signature is
<Signature xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
With the first namespace, i can deseralizate without problem, but i need to sign.
Generated Class from wsdl using wsdl.exe
WSDL
EnviarLoteRpsEnvio of nfse.xsd
EnviarLoteRpsEnvio class:
/// <remarks/>
[System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("wsdl", "4.0.30319.17929")]
[System.SerializableAttribute()]
[System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThroughAttribute()]
[System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute("code")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute(AnonymousType=true, Namespace="http://www.abrasf.org.br/nfse.xsd")]
public partial class EnviarLoteRpsEnvio
{
private tcLoteRps loteRpsField;
private SignatureType signatureField;
/// <remarks/>
public tcLoteRps LoteRps
{
get { return this.loteRpsField; }
set { this.loteRpsField = value; }
}
/// <remarks/>
public SignatureType Signature
{
get { return this.signatureField; }
set { this.signatureField = value; }
}
}
SignatureTypeClass:
/// <remarks/>
[System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("wsdl", "4.0.30319.17929")]
[System.SerializableAttribute()]
[System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThroughAttribute()]
[System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute("code")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute(AnonymousType = true, Namespace = "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#")]
public partial class SignatureType {
private SignedInfoType signedInfoField;
private SignatureValueType signatureValueField;
private KeyInfoType keyInfoField;
private ObjectType[] objectField;
private string idField;
/// <remarks/>
public SignedInfoType SignedInfo {
get {
return this.signedInfoField;
}
set {
this.signedInfoField = value;
}
}
/// <remarks/>
public SignatureValueType SignatureValue {
get {
return this.signatureValueField;
}
set {
this.signatureValueField = value;
}
}
From the generated classes, was generated the follow xml :
But when i try to deserealize this xml, using the function:
public static object DeserializarParaObjeto(string xmlStr, Type tipo)
{
TextReader tx = new StringReader(xmlStr);
XmlSerializer deSerializer = new XmlSerializer(tipo);
deSerializer.UnknownAttribute += deSerializer_UnknownAttribute;
deSerializer.UnknownElement += deSerializer_UnknownElement;
deSerializer.UnknownNode += deSerializer_UnknownNode;
deSerializer.UnreferencedObject += deSerializer_UnreferencedObject;
return deSerializer.Deserialize(tx);
}
The event deSerializer_UnknownNode is invoked ( node unknow, Signature ).
The object is generated, but the node signature is not assigned.
This happens because the xml contains multiple namespaces?
What i need to do in this case ?
Ps: I don't post all xml and schemas because is too large.

I solve my problem, in fact the problem was not my.
I needed to edit manually the class generated by wsdl.exe and add XmlRootAttribute on :
partial class EnviarLoteRpsEnvio:
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRootAttribute(Namespace = "http://www.abrasf.org.br/nfse.xsd", IsNullable = false)]
Partial class Signature:
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRootAttribute("Signature", Namespace = "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#", IsNullable = false)]
And on porperty
SignatureType Signature of partial class EnviarRpsEnvio:
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute(Namespace="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#")]
I know that we must never alter the generated class, but i had no alternative in this case.

XMLSerializer fails to deserialize a xml document

I am a newbie to C#. I have a java REST service which returns a xml response and I am trying to deserialize the xml document using C# XmlSerializer. A sample xml document response is pasted below.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"
standalone="yes" ?> <ns2:Document
xmlns:ns2="http://hxps.honeywell.com/model/impl"
xmlns:ns3="http://hxps.honeywell.com/datatypes/impl"
type="PS">
<docId>SamplePSDocument1</docId>
<fields
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:ns5="http://jaxb.dev.java.net/array"
xsi:type="ns5:anyTypeArray"> <item
xsi:type="ns3:scalarFieldImpl"
key="Name">
<value xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xsi:type="xs:string">HXPS A4</value>
</item> <item
xsi:type="ns3:scalarFieldImpl"
key="Creation Date">
<value xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xsi:type="xs:string">20 April
2007</value> </item> </fields>
<id>fb92f871-1f3d-4fa4-ba24-5ae3af0a493f</id>
<revision>1-c75f688e212fb5341ebdbd22a3867c14</revision>
- <version> <majorVersionNumber>1</majorVersionNumber>
<minorVerisonNumber>5</minorVerisonNumber>
</version> </ns2:document>
It works fine when I deserialize this xml document into Document object. My document class is pasted below
[System.SerializableAttribute()]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute(Namespace = "http://hxps.honeywell.com/model/impl", TypeName = "PSDocument")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.SoapTypeAttribute(Namespace = "http://hxps.honeywell.com/model/impl", TypeName = "PSDocument")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRootAttribute(Namespace = "http://hxps.honeywell.com/model/impl", ElementName = "Document")]
public partial class PSDocument
{
private Com.Honeywell.Hxps.Sdk.Model.DocumentType _type;
private string _description;
private string _displayName;
private string _docId;
private Com.Honeywell.Hxps.Sdk.Model.Impl.VersionImpl _version;
private object _fields;
private string _revision;
private string _id;
/// <summary>
/// (no documentation provided)
/// </summary>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlAttributeAttribute(AttributeName = "type")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.SoapAttributeAttribute(AttributeName = "type")]
public Com.Honeywell.Hxps.Sdk.Model.DocumentType Type
{
get
{
return this._type;
}
set
{
this._type = value;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Property for the XML serializer indicating whether the "Type" property should be included in the output.
/// </summary>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlIgnoreAttribute]
[System.Xml.Serialization.SoapIgnoreAttribute]
[System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsable(System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
public bool TypeSpecified
{
get
{
return this._type != Com.Honeywell.Hxps.Sdk.Model.DocumentType.NULL;
}
set
{
if (!value)
{
this._type = Com.Honeywell.Hxps.Sdk.Model.DocumentType.NULL;
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// (no documentation provided)
/// </summary>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute(ElementName = "description", Namespace = "")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.SoapElementAttribute(ElementName = "description")]
public string Description
{
get
{
return this._description;
}
set
{
this._description = value;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// (no documentation provided)
/// </summary>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute(ElementName = "displayName", Namespace = "")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.SoapElementAttribute(ElementName = "displayName")]
public string DisplayName
{
get
{
return this._displayName;
}
set
{
this._displayName = value;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// (no documentation provided)
/// </summary>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute(ElementName = "docId", Namespace = "")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.SoapElementAttribute(ElementName = "docId")]
public string DocId
{
get
{
return this._docId;
}
set
{
this._docId = value;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// (no documentation provided)
/// </summary>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute(ElementName = "version", Namespace = "")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.SoapElementAttribute(ElementName = "version")]
public Com.Honeywell.Hxps.Sdk.Model.Impl.VersionImpl Version
{
get
{
return this._version;
}
set
{
this._version = value;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// (no documentation provided)
/// </summary>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute(ElementName = "fields", Namespace = "")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.SoapElementAttribute(ElementName = "fields")]
public object Fields
{
get
{
return this._fields;
}
set
{
this._fields = value;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// (no documentation provided)
/// </summary>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute(ElementName = "revision", Namespace = "")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.SoapElementAttribute(ElementName = "revision")]
public string Revision
{
get
{
return this._revision;
}
set
{
this._revision = value;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// (no documentation provided)
/// </summary>
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute(ElementName = "id", Namespace = "")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.SoapElementAttribute(ElementName = "id")]
public string Id
{
get
{
return this._id;
}
set
{
this._id = value;
}
}
}
}
In my main program, I get an array of xmlNodes when I try
Array fields = (Array)doc.Fields;
In the server side java REST service implementation, fields is actually a arraylist which will contain instances of three implementations of an interface. (List may contain ScalarFieldImpl or ArrayFieldImpl which are custom business objects).
I want to deserialize this xml fields into ScalarFieldImpl or ArrayFieldImpl using XmlSerializer. I want to know whether it is possible? If so, how do I do that?

As far as I know this isn't possible with the ootb xml (de-)serializer, I think you'll have to write your own XmlSerializer. Or try to use LINQ to XML.

I got this working. I did few changes in my PSDocument class.
private object _fields; -> private ArrayList _fields;
Also I changed get/set method and added new metadata
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlArray(ElementName = "fields", Namespace = "")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlArrayItem(ElementName="item")]
public ArrayList Fields
{
get
{
return this._fields;
}
set
{
this._fields = value;
}
}
Previously I had the following lines in my PSDocument class
[System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute(ElementName = "fields", Namespace = "")]
[System.Xml.Serialization.SoapElementAttribute(ElementName = "fields")]
public object Fields
{
get
{
return this._fields;
}
set
{
this._fields = value;
}
}
So while deserializing fields in PSDocument, I get an arraylist with items as elements.
Hope this helps someone.