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Pawel Idzikowski
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Though sharpSerializer is no more Beta, is reliable and stable.., it's still young, it's a baby.
Don't leave the baby alone!
To grow a healthy baby, don't ask - how to donate ;-)
Instead just place a link to sharpSerializer or recommend it to your friends.
Let's grow the baby together!
Pawel Idzikowski
Author of sharpSerializer
Example of XML serialization with sharpSerializer
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Below you see XML as a result of serialization of a single RootContainer - an example class from the HelloWorldDemo (Please download the source code for more details)
<Complex name="Root" type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.RootContainer, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleSByte" value="-33" />
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="42" />
<Simple name="SimpleSingle" value="-352" />
<Simple name="SimpleDouble" value="42.42" />
<Simple name="SimpleDateTime" value="05/05/2004 00:00:00" />
<Simple name="SimpleTimeSpan" value="05:04:03" />
<Simple name="SimpleEnum" value="Three" />
<Simple name="FlagsEnum" value="Alfa, Beta" />
<Simple name="SimpleDecimal" value="17.123" />
<Simple name="SimpleString" value="sth" />
<Simple name="EmptyString" value="" />
<Complex name="AdvancedStruct">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="0" />
<Simple name="SimpleText" value="nix" />
<Simple name="DateTime" value="04/10/2010 00:00:00" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
<SingleArray name="SingleArray" elementType="System.String, mscorlib">
<Items>
<Simple value="ala" />
<Simple value="ma" />
<Null />
<Simple value="kota" />
</Items>
</SingleArray>
<MultiArray name="DoubleArray" elementType="System.String, mscorlib">
<Dimensions>
<Dimension length="3" />
<Dimension length="2" />
</Dimensions>
<Items>
<Item indexes="0,0">
<Simple value="k1" />
</Item>
<Item indexes="0,1">
<Simple value="k2" />
</Item>
<Item indexes="1,0">
<Simple value="b1" />
</Item>
<Item indexes="1,1">
<Simple value="b2" />
</Item>
<Item indexes="2,0">
<Simple value="z1" />
</Item>
<Item indexes="2,1">
<Simple value="z2" />
</Item>
</Items>
</MultiArray>
<SingleArray name="PolymorphicSingleArray" elementType="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.IComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Items>
<Complex type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="999" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
</Items>
</SingleArray>
<Collection name="GenericList" type="System.Collections.Generic.List`1[[System.String, mscorlib]], mscorlib" elementType="System.String, mscorlib">
<Properties>
<Simple name="Capacity" value="4" />
</Properties>
<Items>
<Simple value="item1" />
<Simple value="item2" />
<Simple value="item3" />
</Items>
</Collection>
<Dictionary name="GenericDictionary" type="System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[[System.Int32, mscorlib],[System.String, mscorlib]], mscorlib" keyType="System.Int32, mscorlib" valueType="System.String, mscorlib">
<Items>
<Item>
<Simple value="5" />
<Null />
</Item>
<Item>
<Simple value="10" />
<Simple value="ten" />
</Item>
<Item>
<Simple value="20" />
<Simple value="twenty" />
</Item>
</Items>
</Dictionary>
<Dictionary name="GenericDictionaryOfPolymorphicValues" type="System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[[System.Int32, mscorlib],[HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.IComplexObject, HelloWorldApp]], mscorlib" keyType="System.Int32, mscorlib" valueType="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.IComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Items>
<Item>
<Simple value="2012" />
<Complex type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="2012000" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
</Item>
</Items>
</Dictionary>
<Complex name="ComplexObject" type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="33" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
<Collection name="ComplexObjectCollection">
<Items>
<Complex type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="11" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
<Complex type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="12" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
</Items>
</Collection>
<Dictionary name="ComplexObjectDictionary">
<Items>
<Item>
<Simple type="System.Int32, mscorlib" value="100" />
<Complex type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="101" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
</Item>
<Item>
<Simple type="System.Int32, mscorlib" value="200" />
<Complex type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="202" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
</Item>
<Item>
<Simple type="System.Int32, mscorlib" value="300" />
<Null />
</Item>
</Items>
</Dictionary>
<Collection name="GenericListOfComplexObjects" type="System.Collections.Generic.List`1[[HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.IComplexObject, HelloWorldApp]], mscorlib" elementType="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.IComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="Capacity" value="4" />
</Properties>
<Items>
<Complex type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="303" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
</Items>
</Collection>
<Complex name="GenericObjectOfComplexObject">
<Properties>
<Complex name="Data" type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="12345" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
</Properties>
</Complex>
<MultiArray name="MultiArrayOfGenericObjectWithPolymorphicArgument" elementType="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.GenericObject`1[[HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.IComplexObject, HelloWorldApp]], HelloWorldApp">
<Dimensions>
<Dimension length="1" />
<Dimension length="1" />
</Dimensions>
<Items>
<Item indexes="0,0">
<Complex>
<Properties>
<Complex name="Data" type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="1357" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
</Properties>
</Complex>
</Item>
</Items>
</MultiArray>
<SingleArray name="SingleArrayOfObjects" elementType="System.Object, mscorlib">
<Items>
<Simple type="System.Int32, mscorlib" value="42" />
<Simple type="System.String, mscorlib" value="nothing to say" />
<Simple type="System.Boolean, mscorlib" value="False" />
<Simple type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.SimpleEnum, HelloWorldApp" value="Three" />
<Null />
<SingleArray type="System.Object[], mscorlib" elementType="System.Object, mscorlib">
<Items>
<Simple type="System.Int32, mscorlib" value="42" />
<Simple type="System.String, mscorlib" value="nothing to say" />
<Simple type="System.Boolean, mscorlib" value="False" />
<Simple type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.SimpleEnum, HelloWorldApp" value="Three" />
<Null />
</Items>
</SingleArray>
</Items>
</SingleArray>
</Properties>
</Complex>
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Below you see XML as a result of serialization of a single RootContainer - an example class from the HelloWorldDemo (Please download the source code for more details)
<Complex name="Root" type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.RootContainer, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleSByte" value="-33" />
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="42" />
<Simple name="SimpleSingle" value="-352" />
<Simple name="SimpleDouble" value="42.42" />
<Simple name="SimpleDateTime" value="05/05/2004 00:00:00" />
<Simple name="SimpleTimeSpan" value="05:04:03" />
<Simple name="SimpleEnum" value="Three" />
<Simple name="FlagsEnum" value="Alfa, Beta" />
<Simple name="SimpleDecimal" value="17.123" />
<Simple name="SimpleString" value="sth" />
<Simple name="EmptyString" value="" />
<Complex name="AdvancedStruct">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="0" />
<Simple name="SimpleText" value="nix" />
<Simple name="DateTime" value="04/10/2010 00:00:00" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
<SingleArray name="SingleArray" elementType="System.String, mscorlib">
<Items>
<Simple value="ala" />
<Simple value="ma" />
<Null />
<Simple value="kota" />
</Items>
</SingleArray>
<MultiArray name="DoubleArray" elementType="System.String, mscorlib">
<Dimensions>
<Dimension length="3" />
<Dimension length="2" />
</Dimensions>
<Items>
<Item indexes="0,0">
<Simple value="k1" />
</Item>
<Item indexes="0,1">
<Simple value="k2" />
</Item>
<Item indexes="1,0">
<Simple value="b1" />
</Item>
<Item indexes="1,1">
<Simple value="b2" />
</Item>
<Item indexes="2,0">
<Simple value="z1" />
</Item>
<Item indexes="2,1">
<Simple value="z2" />
</Item>
</Items>
</MultiArray>
<SingleArray name="PolymorphicSingleArray" elementType="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.IComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Items>
<Complex type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="999" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
</Items>
</SingleArray>
<Collection name="GenericList" type="System.Collections.Generic.List`1[[System.String, mscorlib]], mscorlib" elementType="System.String, mscorlib">
<Properties>
<Simple name="Capacity" value="4" />
</Properties>
<Items>
<Simple value="item1" />
<Simple value="item2" />
<Simple value="item3" />
</Items>
</Collection>
<Dictionary name="GenericDictionary" type="System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[[System.Int32, mscorlib],[System.String, mscorlib]], mscorlib" keyType="System.Int32, mscorlib" valueType="System.String, mscorlib">
<Items>
<Item>
<Simple value="5" />
<Null />
</Item>
<Item>
<Simple value="10" />
<Simple value="ten" />
</Item>
<Item>
<Simple value="20" />
<Simple value="twenty" />
</Item>
</Items>
</Dictionary>
<Dictionary name="GenericDictionaryOfPolymorphicValues" type="System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[[System.Int32, mscorlib],[HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.IComplexObject, HelloWorldApp]], mscorlib" keyType="System.Int32, mscorlib" valueType="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.IComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Items>
<Item>
<Simple value="2012" />
<Complex type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="2012000" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
</Item>
</Items>
</Dictionary>
<Complex name="ComplexObject" type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="33" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
<Collection name="ComplexObjectCollection">
<Items>
<Complex type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="11" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
<Complex type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="12" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
</Items>
</Collection>
<Dictionary name="ComplexObjectDictionary">
<Items>
<Item>
<Simple type="System.Int32, mscorlib" value="100" />
<Complex type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="101" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
</Item>
<Item>
<Simple type="System.Int32, mscorlib" value="200" />
<Complex type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="202" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
</Item>
<Item>
<Simple type="System.Int32, mscorlib" value="300" />
<Null />
</Item>
</Items>
</Dictionary>
<Collection name="GenericListOfComplexObjects" type="System.Collections.Generic.List`1[[HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.IComplexObject, HelloWorldApp]], mscorlib" elementType="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.IComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="Capacity" value="4" />
</Properties>
<Items>
<Complex type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="303" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
</Items>
</Collection>
<Complex name="GenericObjectOfComplexObject">
<Properties>
<Complex name="Data" type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="12345" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
</Properties>
</Complex>
<MultiArray name="MultiArrayOfGenericObjectWithPolymorphicArgument" elementType="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.GenericObject`1[[HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.IComplexObject, HelloWorldApp]], HelloWorldApp">
<Dimensions>
<Dimension length="1" />
<Dimension length="1" />
</Dimensions>
<Items>
<Item indexes="0,0">
<Complex>
<Properties>
<Complex name="Data" type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.ComplexObject, HelloWorldApp">
<Properties>
<Simple name="SimpleInt" value="1357" />
</Properties>
</Complex>
</Properties>
</Complex>
</Item>
</Items>
</MultiArray>
<SingleArray name="SingleArrayOfObjects" elementType="System.Object, mscorlib">
<Items>
<Simple type="System.Int32, mscorlib" value="42" />
<Simple type="System.String, mscorlib" value="nothing to say" />
<Simple type="System.Boolean, mscorlib" value="False" />
<Simple type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.SimpleEnum, HelloWorldApp" value="Three" />
<Null />
<SingleArray type="System.Object[], mscorlib" elementType="System.Object, mscorlib">
<Items>
<Simple type="System.Int32, mscorlib" value="42" />
<Simple type="System.String, mscorlib" value="nothing to say" />
<Simple type="System.Boolean, mscorlib" value="False" />
<Simple type="HelloWorldApp.BusinessObjects.SimpleEnum, HelloWorldApp" value="Three" />
<Null />
</Items>
</SingleArray>
</Items>
</SingleArray>
</Properties>
</Complex>
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