Flattening XML data during deserialization

[Robert Jacobson]

Hi,

If I have an XML file that stores its data in a hierarchical relationship,
is there a way to automatically "flatten" this relationship when I
deserialize it (using the XmlSerializer) to a collection of objects?

For example, assume that I have an XML file that contains the following data
for lastnames/firstnames:

Anderson
Bob
Ann
Jones
Betty
Fred
Mark
Smith
Paul
Gina

I'd like to deserialize this file into a set of "Person" objects, with each
Person containing both a lastname and firstname (rather than separate
"LastName" and "FirstName" objects in a hierarchical relationship):

Anderson, Bob
Anderson, Ann
Jones, Betty
Jones, Fred
Jones, Mark
Smith, Paul
Smith, Gina

Is there any Framework way to do this automatically (perhaps by using an
attribute), or do I need to write custom deserialization code to do this?
Many thanks.

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

Deserialize and run through an XSLT stylesheet that gives you what you are
looking for. With XSLT, this exercise will be fairly easy and fast.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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"Robert Jacobson" <rj**********************@nospam.com> wrote in message
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Hi,

If I have an XML file that stores its data in a hierarchical relationship,
is there a way to automatically "flatten" this relationship when I
deserialize it (using the XmlSerializer) to a collection of objects?

For example, assume that I have an XML file that contains the following data for lastnames/firstnames:

Anderson
Bob
Ann
Jones
Betty
Fred
Mark
Smith
Paul
Gina

I'd like to deserialize this file into a set of "Person" objects, with each Person containing both a lastname and firstname (rather than separate
"LastName" and "FirstName" objects in a hierarchical relationship):

Anderson, Bob
Anderson, Ann
Jones, Betty
Jones, Fred
Jones, Mark
Smith, Paul
Smith, Gina

Is there any Framework way to do this automatically (perhaps by using an
attribute), or do I need to write custom deserialization code to do this?
Many thanks.

[Robert Jacobson]

It looks like that will do the trick. Thanks!

"Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)" <No************@comcast.netNoSpamM> wrote in
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Deserialize and run through an XSLT stylesheet that gives you what you are
looking for. With XSLT, this exercise will be fairly easy and fast.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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Think Outside the Box!
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"Robert Jacobson" <rj**********************@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:%2***************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

Hi,

If I have an XML file that stores its data in a hierarchical relationship, is there a way to automatically "flatten" this relationship when I
deserialize it (using the XmlSerializer) to a collection of objects?

For example, assume that I have an XML file that contains the following

data

for lastnames/firstnames:

Anderson
Bob
Ann
Jones
Betty
Fred
Mark
Smith
Paul
Gina

I'd like to deserialize this file into a set of "Person" objects, with

each

Person containing both a lastname and firstname (rather than separate
"LastName" and "FirstName" objects in a hierarchical relationship):

Anderson, Bob
Anderson, Ann
Jones, Betty
Jones, Fred
Jones, Mark
Smith, Paul
Smith, Gina

Is there any Framework way to do this automatically (perhaps by using an
attribute), or do I need to write custom deserialization code to do this? Many thanks.