VB - XML Serialization Arrays

[aethiolas]

I have an array of string that i want to serialize to an xml file. By default .net will serialize it something something similar to this

<ArrayOfStrings>
<string>Testing</string>
<string>Another Test</string>
<string>Last One</string>
</ArrayOfStrings>

Now, if you use the <XMLArrayElement()> method and pass in a string i know that i can change it from using <string></string> to whatever I want(item for example). But what i would like to do is remove the array open and closing tag from the set all together so my own output would just be something like:

<item>Testing</item>
<item>Another Test</item>
<item>Last One</item>

I know that this may create deserialization issues but thats not a problem, I just need it to format it like this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Frinavale]

XML files have to have 1 root element...removing this will cause the XML to become invalid and so I don't think it will be easy to remove it.

Consider instead creating a serializable class that holds "items" instead of using an array.

-Frinny

[aethiolas]

thanks for the reply. I do have one root element and there are other items but I have a list of strings that have to be an array but I don't want tagged as a group in any way. Is there any way to accomplish this?

[Frinavale]

thanks for the reply. I do have one root element and there are other items but I have a list of strings that have to be an array but I don't want tagged as a group in any way. Is there any way to accomplish this?

I don't think so.
There's a reason why your strings are grouped together...why not just leave them that way?

[aethiolas]

I'm using this as an easy way to output an xml response for another usage and it has to be formatted that way. The other program that is picking it up requires this.

[Frinavale]

I'm using this as an easy way to output an xml response for another usage and it has to be formatted that way. The other program that is picking it up requires this.

Have you tried creating an Object that will result in being serialized the way you are describing?

-Frinny