XmlSerializer not serializing Booleans or Integers?

[SiJP]

Hi,

My vb.net project sends an Input object to a webservice and retrieves
a Results object.

The webservice is maintained by a third party, and is pretty huge.

I am using the following procedure to serialize both the input and
result objects to Xml:

Public Function Serialize(Of T)(ByVal obj As T) As String
Try
Dim returnXML As String = String.Empty
Dim serializer As New
Serialization.X mlSerializer(Ge tType(T))
Using writer As New IO.StringWriter
serializer.Seri alize(New XmlTextWriter(w riter), obj)
returnXML = writer.ToString ()
End Using
Return returnXML
Catch ex As Exception
Msgbox(ex.ToStr ing)
End Try
End Function

The Xml generated from the Results object includes Integers and
Booleans. My problem is the Input object (although is enumerated with
correct values) does not seem to serialize any integers or booleans to
Xml (strings are fine).

Is there anything obvious I should be looking out for?

Thanks

[Alberto Poblacion]

"SiJP" <si**********@g mail.comwrote in message
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The Xml generated from the Results object includes Integers and
Booleans. My problem is the Input object (although is enumerated with
correct values) does not seem to serialize any integers or booleans to
Xml (strings are fine).

Is there anything obvious I should be looking out for?

Are your integers an booleans marked as "public"? The XmlSerializer does
not serialize private fields. Also, if they are properties, I think I
remember having read that they should be read/write (have a get and a set
accessor) if they are to be serialized by the XmlSerializer.

There is an article on MSDN on Troubleshooting the XmlSerializer:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa302290.aspx

[sloan]

Check my blog here:

http://sholliday.space s.live.com/Blog/cns!A68482B9628 A842A!114.entry

I added a bool property to the "State" object. (State, as in NC, VA, AK).

And it serializes and deserializes correctly.

But mine is 1.1 code, and not "Generic"'e d up.....


"SiJP" <si**********@g mail.comwrote in message
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Hi,

My vb.net project sends an Input object to a webservice and retrieves
a Results object.

The webservice is maintained by a third party, and is pretty huge.

I am using the following procedure to serialize both the input and
result objects to Xml:

Public Function Serialize(Of T)(ByVal obj As T) As String
Try
Dim returnXML As String = String.Empty
Dim serializer As New
Serialization.X mlSerializer(Ge tType(T))
Using writer As New IO.StringWriter
serializer.Seri alize(New XmlTextWriter(w riter), obj)
returnXML = writer.ToString ()
End Using
Return returnXML
Catch ex As Exception
Msgbox(ex.ToStr ing)
End Try
End Function

The Xml generated from the Results object includes Integers and
Booleans. My problem is the Input object (although is enumerated with
correct values) does not seem to serialize any integers or booleans to
Xml (strings are fine).

Is there anything obvious I should be looking out for?

Thanks