First, is it possible to use XmlArrayItem to declare two data types, DT1 and
DT2 where DT2 is a derived class, in an ArrayList as the same ElementName?
The following throws a "System.Invalid OperationExcept ion" exception when
creating the serializer.
[XmlArrayItem (typeof(Interna lDataObject), ElementName="Te st"),
XmlArrayItem (typeof(Extende dDataObject), ElementName="Te st")]
public virtual ArrayList Test
{
get { return m_alTest; }
set { m_alTest = value; }
}
Second, is it possible to dynamically add more XmlArrayItem, with typeof
metadata, attribute to a specific ArrayList during runtime to allow for
accounting of unknown, until run-time, derived types to be stored in the
ArrayList? It does not look like this is possible, but perhaps someone has
a sneaky trick or two.
Thanks! 5 5809
Hi,
You need to use "XmlInclude " to include the types of your Internal- and
Extend Data Object.
Below is an example:
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml;
using System.Collecti ons;
using System.Xml.Seri alization;
namespace testserialize
{
[Serializable]
public class BaseClass
{
public BaseClass()
{
}
public int x = 5;
}
[Serializable]
public class DerivedClass : BaseClass
{
public DerivedClass()
{
}
public int y = 8;
}
public class Foo
{
public int Bar = 10;
}
/// <summary>
/// Summary description for Class1.
/// </summary>
[Serializable]
[XmlInclude(type of(DerivedClass )), XmlInclude(type of(BaseClass))]
public class Class1
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
XmlTextWriter writer = null;
Class1 test = new Class1();
try
{
if (!File.Exists(" test.xml"))
{
File.Create("te st.xml");
}
writer = new XmlTextWriter(" test.xml", Encoding.Unicod e);
writer.Formatti ng = Formatting.Inde nted;
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(t ypeof(Class1));
serializer.Seri alize(writer, test);
}
catch(Exception caught)
{
Console.WriteLi ne(caught.ToStr ing());
}
finally
{
writer.Close();
}
}
public Class1()
{
myArray = new ArrayList();
myArray.Add(new BaseClass());
myArray.Add(new DerivedClass()) ;
}
[XmlArrayItem(ty peof(DerivedCla ss), ElementName="De rived")]
[XmlArrayItem(ty peof(BaseClass) , ElementName="Ba se")]
public ArrayList myArray;
}
}
"Hollywood" <ho************ @thzero.com> wrote in message
news:u1******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl... First, is it possible to use XmlArrayItem to declare two data types, DT1
and DT2 where DT2 is a derived class, in an ArrayList as the same ElementName? The following throws a "System.Invalid OperationExcept ion" exception when creating the serializer.
[XmlArrayItem (typeof(Interna lDataObject), ElementName="Te st"), XmlArrayItem (typeof(Extende dDataObject), ElementName="Te st")] public virtual ArrayList Test { get { return m_alTest; } set { m_alTest = value; } }
Second, is it possible to dynamically add more XmlArrayItem, with typeof metadata, attribute to a specific ArrayList during runtime to allow for accounting of unknown, until run-time, derived types to be stored in the ArrayList? It does not look like this is possible, but perhaps someone
has a sneaky trick or two.
Thanks!
Bennie,
Thanks, but that really doesn't answer the second portion of my query as it
assumes you know all the derived types that will be in a given list before
run-time begins. Thats a huge step backwards in terms of functionality for
arrays and collections. You need to use "XmlInclude " to include the types of your Internal- and Extend Data Object.
Even more frustrating is the following...
public class Test
{
....
public virtual ArrayList TestList
{
get { return m_alTest; }
set { m_alTest = value; }
}
....
}
[XmlInclude(type of(B))]
public class A
{
....
}
public class B : A
{
....
public string MyValue2
{
get { return m_sMyValue; }
set { m_sMyValue = value;}
}
....
}
Serializing an instance of class Test that has one object, of type B, in
it's TestList gives you the following XML...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Test xmlns:xsd="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsi="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<TestList>
<anyType xsi:type="B">
<MyValue>1</MyValue>
</anyType>
</TestList>
</Test>
Of course, without the XmlInclude on class A it doesn't work. I should not
have to use the XmlInclude on class A to get the above XML, no excuses. The
serializer should assume since it has not been told of a class, that it
needs to write out the "xsi:type" attribute to define what class to
deserialize as.
1) No ... the XmlSerializer is pretty picky about only serializing XML that
it can deserialize as well. In your case the XmlSerializer cannot determine
which type it serialized, because you're assigning the same element name to
two different classes.
2) Yes, you can by passing an XmlAttributeOve rrides object to the
XmlSerializer constructor. See [0] and [1] for more details.
--
HTH
Christoph Schittko [MVP, XmlInsider]
Software Architect, .NET Mentor
[0] http://www.topxml.com/xmlserializer/...tomization.asp
[1] http://www.topxml.com/xmlserializer/..._overrides.asp
"Hollywood" <ho************ @thzero.com> wrote in message
news:u1******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl... First, is it possible to use XmlArrayItem to declare two data types, DT1
and DT2 where DT2 is a derived class, in an ArrayList as the same ElementName? The following throws a "System.Invalid OperationExcept ion" exception when creating the serializer.
[XmlArrayItem (typeof(Interna lDataObject), ElementName="Te st"), XmlArrayItem (typeof(Extende dDataObject), ElementName="Te st")] public virtual ArrayList Test { get { return m_alTest; } set { m_alTest = value; } }
Second, is it possible to dynamically add more XmlArrayItem, with typeof metadata, attribute to a specific ArrayList during runtime to allow for accounting of unknown, until run-time, derived types to be stored in the ArrayList? It does not look like this is possible, but perhaps someone
has a sneaky trick or two.
Thanks!
> 1) No ... the XmlSerializer is pretty picky about only serializing XML
that it can deserialize as well. In your case the XmlSerializer cannot
determine which type it serialized, because you're assigning the same element name
to two different classes.
Mms, can't it use the "xsi:type" attribute like it does in other
situations? It seems that its hit or miss on what it can and can't do
depending on situations.
2) Yes, you can by passing an XmlAttributeOve rrides object to the XmlSerializer constructor. See [0] and [1] for more details.
Thanks.. I'll take a look at those, probably missed those in my general
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