xml deserialization help

[Tom L]

Simple deserialization help needed please...

I have a packet of xml in a string, and need to get that into a
reader./stream of some sort so I can properly use deserialize..

here's my deserialization routine (its part of a property as you can tell)..

Set(ByVal Value As String)
Dim serializer As New XmlSerializer(G etType(Package) )
Dim xmlstream As New MemoryStream
Dim oPackage As Package
Dim strXML() As String
Dim strChar As String
Dim bytXML() As Byte
Dim byt As Byte

' All the code in here I removed because it was a debugging and testing
jumble of garbage
' How do I got from the XML data in Value, and get that into a memory
stream, or something that the serializer will deserialze?

oPackage = CType(serialize r.Deserialize(x mlstream), Package)

End Set
The data I'm trying to deserialize is (this is the Value string in the Set
above):
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Package xmlns:xsd="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
xmlns:xsi="http ://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<ID>ffec2923-e125-4693-905b-d88888c7522f</ID>
<Action>Send Message</Action>
<Data>my message</Data>
<ReceiptRequire d>false</ReceiptRequired >
<Sent>2004-02-11T13:58:53.815 0490-06:00</Sent>
<Source_UserLog in>test</Source_UserLogi n>
<Source_UserID> ffe5f6ef-b046-4456-b140-9412345b8f47</Source_UserID>
<Source_Compute rName>shadow</Source_Computer Name>
<Source_Compute rIP>192.1.111.3 </Source_Computer IP>
<Target_UserLog in>test</Target_UserLogi n>
<Target_UserID> 29e5f6ef-b146-46b5-b140-94cf6666f47</Target_UserID>
<Target_Compute rName>localhost </Target_Computer Name>
<Target_Compute rIP>127.0.0.1</Target_Computer IP>
</Package>

[Derek Harmon]

"Tom L" <tlanger_n05p4m _dls.net> wrote in message news:3e******** ************@dl s.net...

Set(ByVal Value As String)
Dim serializer As New XmlSerializer(G etType(Package) ) : : Dim oPackageAs Package : : ' How do I got from the XML data in Value, and get that into a memory
stream, or something that the serializer will deserialze?

oPackage = CType(serialize r.Deserialize(x mlstream), Package)

The most direct means is just to wrap the String in a StringReader
(Deserialize will work with any TextReader subclass), don't worry
above using a Stream.

oPackage = CType( serializer.Dese rialize( New StringReader( Value)), Package)

BTW, creating an XmlSerializer on every set is an expensive
proposition. I'd recommend at least moving the XmlSerializer
to a Shared field in the class containing this property.
Derek Harmon