XML: Deserializing Objects

[Justin Armstrong]

I'm having difficulties deserializing some objects.
Consider the following example of what I'm trying to do:
----------------------------------------------------------
class Person
{
string name;
}

class Info
{
string A;
string B;
}
----------------------------------------------------------
Don't mind the ommitted XML tags or serialize functions.
The resultant XML file is a combination of a serialized
Info object and a serialized array of Person objects,
like so:
----------------------------------------------------------
<xml ...?>
<global>
<Info ...>
<stringA>blah</stringA>
<stringB>blah</stringB>
</info>
<ArrayOfPerson ...>
<Person>
<name>bob</name>
</Person>

[Justin Armstrong]

The solution is to use a new XMLSerializer. Apparently
you can't use the same serializer object for two
different object types.

-----Original Message-----
I'm having difficulties deserializing some objects.
Consider the following example of what I'm trying to do:
--------------------------------------------------------- -class Person
{
string name;
}

class Info
{
string A;
string B;
}
--------------------------------------------------------- -Don't mind the ommitted XML tags or serialize functions.The resultant XML file is a combination of a serialized
Info object and a serialized array of Person objects,
like so:
--------------------------------------------------------- -<xml ...?>
<global>
<Info ...>
<stringA>blah</stringA>
<stringB>blah</stringB>
</info>
<ArrayOfPerson ...>
<Person>
<name>bob</name>
</Person>
.
.
.
</ArrayOfPerson>
</global>
--------------------------------------------------------- -Now, when I want to deserialze, here's the method I've
been trying (error-checking and some declarations
ommitted):

fs = new FileStream
(openFileDialog.FileName,FileMode.Open);
XmlTextReader xmlr = new XmlTextReader(fs);

// Move to Info object in XML file
xmlr.ReadStartElement();
xmlr.ReadInnerXml();

XmlSerializer xmls = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Info));
Info myInfo = (Info)xmls.Deserialize(xmlr);
// Move to array of People objects
xmlr.ReadStartElement();

// Method 1
//ArrayList list = new ArrayList();
//while (xmlr.Read())
//{
// list.Add((Person)xmls.Deserialize(xmlr));
//}
//Person[] ppl = (Person[])list.ToArray(typeof(Person));

// Method2
xmlr.Read();
Person[] ppl = (Person[])xmls.Deserialize(xmlr);
--------------------------------------------------------- -
I've tried both method 1 and method, and in both cases I
get an exception: "System.InvalidOperationException:
<Person xmlns="> was not expected..." This exception of
course, occurs when I try to get the xmlSerializer objectto deserialize the array of Person objects. The first
object is deserialized just fine.

So, I need some serious help! Is my approach wrong? Am
I missing something? Any ideas?

Thanks!
.