How to specify root when serializing collection

[Chris Becker]

How can I change the name of the root element from ArrayOfPassword Entry to
PasswordList or whatever?
I have tried [XmlRoot("Passwo rdList")] before the public class
PasswordEntries definition, but XmlSerializer won't accept.

Please help!

Here's the output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ArrayOfPasswor dEntry xmlns:xsd="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsi="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<PasswordEntr y>
<Name>EntryName </Name>
<Account>Accoun tName</Account>
<Password>passw ord</Password>
</PasswordEntry>
</ArrayOfPassword Entry>
Here the code:

using System;

namespace TrayPasswords
{
[Serializable]
public class PasswordEntries : System.Collecti ons.CollectionB ase
{
public PasswordEntries ()
{
}

public PasswordEntry Add(PasswordEnt ry value)
{
this.InnerList. Add(value);

return value;
}

public void Remove(int index)
{
PasswordEntry entry = (PasswordEntry) this.InnerList[index];
if (entry != null)
this.InnerList. Remove(entry);
}

/// <summary>An indexer is needed for Serialization of Collection
classes</summary>
[System.Runtime. CompilerService s.IndexerName(" Item")]
public PasswordEntry this[int index]
{
get { return (PasswordEntry) this.InnerList[index]; }
}

/// <summary>An indexer is needed for Serialization of Collection
classes</summary>
[System.Runtime. CompilerService s.IndexerName(" Item")]
public PasswordEntry this[string name]
{
get
{
foreach (PasswordEntry entry in this.InnerList)
{
if (entry.Name == name)
return entry;
}
return null;
}
}
}
}
Here's the output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ArrayOfPasswor dEntry xmlns:xsd="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsi="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<PasswordEntr y>
<Name>EntryName </Name>
<Account>Accoun tName</Account>
<Password>passw ord</Password>
</PasswordEntry>
</ArrayOfPassword Entry>

[Jon the Blind]

This works for me--

Dim xmlRoot As New XmlRootAttribut e("PasswordList ")
mySerializer = New XmlSerializer(G etType(Password Entries), xmlRoot)

Hope that's helpful.

Jon

"Chris Becker" <sl*****@hotmai l.com> wrote in message
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How can I change the name of the root element from ArrayOfPassword Entry to
PasswordList or whatever?
I have tried [XmlRoot("Passwo rdList")] before the public class
PasswordEntries definition, but XmlSerializer won't accept.

Please help!

Here's the output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ArrayOfPasswor dEntry xmlns:xsd="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsi="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<PasswordEntr y>
<Name>EntryName </Name>
<Account>Accoun tName</Account>
<Password>passw ord</Password>
</PasswordEntry>
</ArrayOfPassword Entry>
Here the code:

using System;

namespace TrayPasswords
{
[Serializable]
public class PasswordEntries : System.Collecti ons.CollectionB ase
{
public PasswordEntries ()
{
}

public PasswordEntry Add(PasswordEnt ry value)
{
this.InnerList. Add(value);

return value;
}

public void Remove(int index)
{
PasswordEntry entry = (PasswordEntry) this.InnerList[index];
if (entry != null)
this.InnerList. Remove(entry);
}

/// <summary>An indexer is needed for Serialization of Collection
classes</summary>
[System.Runtime. CompilerService s.IndexerName(" Item")]
public PasswordEntry this[int index]
{
get { return (PasswordEntry) this.InnerList[index]; }
}

/// <summary>An indexer is needed for Serialization of Collection
classes</summary>
[System.Runtime. CompilerService s.IndexerName(" Item")]
public PasswordEntry this[string name]
{
get
{
foreach (PasswordEntry entry in this.InnerList)
{
if (entry.Name == name)
return entry;
}
return null;
}
}
}
}
Here's the output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ArrayOfPasswor dEntry xmlns:xsd="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsi="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<PasswordEntr y>
<Name>EntryName </Name>
<Account>Accoun tName</Account>
<Password>passw ord</Password>
</PasswordEntry>
</ArrayOfPassword Entry>