XmlNode -> Schema -> Object

[Brad Quinn]

Lets say I have an XmlNode that validates against some schema. I also have
a class that was generated by the xsd tool using said schema.

What is the best way to get from an XmlNode to an instance of the class?

[Dino Chiesa [MSFT]]

System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize ()
accepts an XmlReader.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...lizeTopic3.asp

and you can create a System.Xml.XmlNodeReader from a System.Xml.XmlNode
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...sctorTopic.asp
"Brad Quinn" <br********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Lets say I have an XmlNode that validates against some schema. I also have a class that was generated by the xsd tool using said schema.

What is the best way to get from an XmlNode to an instance of the class?

[Brad Quinn]

Thanks Dino,

Going the other way (I know I didn't mention this) doesn't seem as elegant.

Is there a better way than this?

// slightly paraphrased
Stream stream = new MemoryStream();
new XmlSerializer( typeof(MyObject) ).Serialize( stream, myObject );
stream.Seek( 0, SeekOrigin.Begin );
XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
doc.Load( stream );
return doc.DocumentElement;

Thanks again,
Brad

"Dino Chiesa [MSFT]" <di****@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize ()
accepts an XmlReader.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...lizeTopic3.asp
and you can create a System.Xml.XmlNodeReader from a System.Xml.XmlNode
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...sctorTopic.asp

"Brad Quinn" <br********@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Lets say I have an XmlNode that validates against some schema. I also

have

a class that was generated by the xsd tool using said schema.

What is the best way to get from an XmlNode to an instance of the class?