XML Serialization and Deserialization Simple example

Things you should remember:
1. Xml Serialization or De-Serialization needs a parameterless constructor, if you want to serialize an object.
2. Make the class Serializable using [Serializable] before class definition.
3. You need to add reference of  System.Xml.Serialization namespace.
4. Create Xml Serializer object like this:
    XmlSerializer xs = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Sometype));
    Note: Sometype means you have to declare some type like this XmlSerializer xs = new             XmlSerializer(typeof(String)) or XmlSerializer xs = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Object)) etc
5. You can serialize any object like this:
     xs.Serialize(fs1, Object);

Okay if you are new to serialization, i would suggest you check these examples first and then jump to this one:
http://mctsexam70-536tutorials.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-serialize-and-de-serialize.html
http://mctsexam70-536tutorials.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-serialize-and-de-serialize_24.html
http://mctsexam70-536tutorials.blogspot.com/2010/05/creating-serilizable-class-and-writing.html
http://mctsexam70-536tutorials.blogspot.com/2010/05/soap-serialization-example-using.html


Now am gonna believe that you have checked the previous posts to learn the basics of serialization, so am not gonna stress on details. First i will create a class called Item (Yes! Again, I know) and am going to define a parameterless function so that i can perform xml serialization and deserialization. Go ahead do it:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
   
        [Serializable]
        public class Item
        {
            public string name;
            public double price;
            public Item()
            {
                name = "Product_Name";
                price = 21;

            }

            public Item(string _name, double _price)
            {
                name = _name;
                price = _price;
            }

            public override string ToString()
            {
                return "The Item " + name + " would cost you " + price.ToString();
            }

        }
   
}

Now start serialization in your program.cs file which is created with your console application as follows:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml.Serialization;

namespace XmlSerialization
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Item Item1 = new Item("MCTS Tony Northrup Book", 55);
            Item Item2 = new Item("MCTS Braindumps Material", 159.99);
            Item Item3 = new Item("MCTS 70-528 Amit Kalani Book", 68.99);
            List ItemsList = new List();
            ItemsList.Add(Item1);
            ItemsList.Add(Item1);
            ItemsList.Add(Item1);
            FileStream fs = new FileStream(@"C:\Test.Sam", FileMode.Create);
            //You can write it to any file you want, if you see i have created a file of type.Sam, even you can make //a file with your name extension
            XmlSerializer xs = new XmlSerializer(typeof(List));
            xs.Serialize(fs, ItemsList);
            Console.WriteLine("Written items to the given file");

        }
    }
}
 
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