Use XML Serialization with Custom Objects

 

using  System;
using  System.Xml;
using  System.Xml.Serialization;
using  System.IO;

public class  SerializeXml  {
     private static  void  Main () {
         CarList catalog =  new  CarList ( "New List" , DateTime.Now.AddYears ( 1 )) ;
         Car []  cars =  new  Car [ 2 ] ;
         cars [ 0 ]  =  new  Car ( "Car 1" ,  12342.99 m ) ;
         cars [ 1 ]  =  new  Car ( "Car 2" ,  21234123.9 m ) ;
         catalog.Cars = cars;

         XmlSerializer serializer =  new  XmlSerializer ( typeof ( CarList )) ;
         FileStream fs =  new  FileStream ( "CarList.xml" , FileMode.Create ) ;
         serializer.Serialize ( fs, catalog ) ;
         fs.Close () ;

         catalog =  null ;

         // Deserialize the order from the file.
         fs =  new  FileStream ( "CarList.xml" , FileMode.Open ) ;
         catalog =  ( CarList ) serializer.Deserialize ( fs ) ;

         // Serialize the order to the Console window.
         serializer.Serialize ( Console.Out, catalog ) ;
     }
}


[ XmlRoot ( "carList" )]
public class  CarList  {

     [ XmlElement ( "catalogName" )]
     public  string ListName;
    
     // Use the date data type (and ignore the time portion in the serialized XML).
     [ XmlElement ( ElementName= "expiryDate" , DataType= "date" )]
     public  DateTime ExpiryDate;
    
     [ XmlArray ( "cars" )]
     [ XmlArrayItem ( "car" )]
     public  Car []  Cars;

     public  CarList () {
     }

     public  CarList ( string catalogName, DateTime expiryDate ) {
         this .ListName = catalogName;
         this .ExpiryDate = expiryDate;
     }
}

public class  Car  {

     [ XmlElement ( "carName" )]
     public  string CarName;
    
     [ XmlElement ( "carPrice" )]
     public  decimal CarPrice;
    
     [ XmlElement ( "inStock" )]
     public  bool InStock;
    
     [ XmlAttributeAttribute ( AttributeName= "id" , DataType= "integer" )]
     public  string Id;

     public  Car () {
     }
     public  Car ( string carName, decimal carPrice ) {
         this .CarName = carName;
         this .CarPrice = carPrice;
     }
}