How to normalize single and double quotes using XmlSerializer?

[Daniel Lim]

When using XmlSerializer, I notice that it does not normalize the
single quote and double quote characters, i.e. does not change ' to
' and " to &quot. However, it does normalize other characters,
like changing ampersand to &

Here is my code:
---- start of code --------

MyClass *myClass = MyClass() ;
XmlSerializer *xs = new XmlSerializer( __typeof( MyClass ) ) ;
StringWriter *sw = new StringWriter() ;

xs->Serialize( sw, myClass ) ;

String xmlResult = sw->ToString() ;

---- end of code --------

Is this a inherent property of XmlSerializer that cannot be changed?
If the answer is yes, is there other .Net classes that will provide
normalization for single and double quotes? Thanks.

[Oleg Tkachenko [MVP]]

Daniel Lim wrote:

When using XmlSerializer, I notice that it does not normalize the
single quote and double quote characters, i.e. does not change ' to
' and " to &quot. However, it does normalize other characters,
like changing ampersand to &

That's because only & and < characters *must* be escaped in XML.
--
Oleg Tkachenko [XML MVP, XmlInsider]
http://blog.tkachenko.com