Serializing Array with array "name" in the XML

[Rick Francis]

I need help serializing an array without including the array "name". I am
writing in C# and using the XmlSerializer to serial classes.

I am trying to serialize a class with an array in it like the one below.

public class myclass
{
public imagecontext;
public myimage[] images;
}

public myimage
{
public string name;
public string path;
}

It will serialize something like this...

<myclass>
<imagecontext>my context</imagecontext>
<images>
<myimage>
<name>Image1</name>
<path>somepath</path>
</myimage>
<myimage>
<name>Image2</name>
<path>otherpath</path>
</myimage>
</images>
</myclass>

What I would really like is to get the XmlSerializer to not serialize the
name of the array (i.e. <images>). I need for the images to be children of
the <MyClass>, not children of <Images>. I want it to serialize like
below...

<myclass>
<imagecontext>my context</imagecontext>
<myimage>
<name>Image1</name>
<path>somepath</path>
</myimage>
<myimage>
<name>Image2</name>
<path>otherpath</path>
</myimage>
</myclass>

[Clive Dixon]

Doing something like

public class myclass
{
public imagecontext;
[XmlElement(Type=typeof(myimage),ElementName="myima ge")]
public myimage[] images;
}

may do what you are looking for.

"Rick Francis" <ri*********@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:s5********************@adelphia.com...

I need help serializing an array without including the array "name". I am
writing in C# and using the XmlSerializer to serial classes.

I am trying to serialize a class with an array in it like the one below.

public class myclass
{
public imagecontext;
public myimage[] images;
}

public myimage
{
public string name;
public string path;
}

It will serialize something like this...

<myclass>
<imagecontext>my context</imagecontext>
<images>
<myimage>
<name>Image1</name>
<path>somepath</path>
</myimage>
<myimage>
<name>Image2</name>
<path>otherpath</path>
</myimage>
</images>
</myclass>

What I would really like is to get the XmlSerializer to not serialize the
name of the array (i.e. <images>). I need for the images to be children
of the <MyClass>, not children of <Images>. I want it to serialize like
below...

<myclass>
<imagecontext>my context</imagecontext>
<myimage>
<name>Image1</name>
<path>somepath</path>
</myimage>
<myimage>
<name>Image2</name>
<path>otherpath</path>
</myimage>
</myclass>

[Rick Francis]

Clive,
Thanks, it worked great.

Rick Francis

"Clive Dixon" <cl*******************@digita.noluncheonmeat.com > wrote in
message news:%2***************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Doing something like

public class myclass
{
public imagecontext;
[XmlElement(Type=typeof(myimage),ElementName="myima ge")]
public myimage[] images;
}

may do what you are looking for.

"Rick Francis" <ri*********@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:s5********************@adelphia.com...

I need help serializing an array without including the array "name". I am
writing in C# and using the XmlSerializer to serial classes.

I am trying to serialize a class with an array in it like the one below.

public class myclass
{
public imagecontext;
public myimage[] images;
}

public myimage
{
public string name;
public string path;
}

It will serialize something like this...

<myclass>
<imagecontext>my context</imagecontext>
<images>
<myimage>
<name>Image1</name>
<path>somepath</path>
</myimage>
<myimage>
<name>Image2</name>
<path>otherpath</path>
</myimage>
</images>
</myclass>

What I would really like is to get the XmlSerializer to not serialize the
name of the array (i.e. <images>). I need for the images to be children
of the <MyClass>, not children of <Images>. I want it to serialize like
below...

<myclass>
<imagecontext>my context</imagecontext>
<myimage>
<name>Image1</name>
<path>somepath</path>
</myimage>
<myimage>
<name>Image2</name>
<path>otherpath</path>
</myimage>
</myclass>