In this blog, we will see XML Serialization and its implementation using C# code.
Lets first understand Serialization.
Serialization is the process of converting an object into a format that can be transferred over the network.
Lets first understand Serialization.
Serialization is the process of converting an object into a format that can be transferred over the network.
What is XML Serialization?
XML Serialization is the process of converting an object into XML file which is easy to read and portable over the network using a protocol such as HTTP.
How we can do XML Serialization? Let’s understand this by writing C# code.
Create a Console Application Project in Visual Studio.
Add a class with any name, in this example I have named this class as XmlSerialize
See below code snippet.
1.using System;
2.using System.Collections.Generic;
3.using System.IO;
4.using System.Linq;
5.using System.Text;
6.using System.Threading.Tasks;
7.using System.Xml.Serialization;
8.namespace ConsoleApplicationDemo {
9.publicclass XmlSerialize {
10. publicint ProductID {
11. get;
12. set;
13. }
14. public string ProductName {
15. get;
16. set;
17. }
18. publicint Stock {
19. get;
20. set;
21. }
22. publicvoid Save(string filename) {
23. using (var fileStream = new FileStream(filename, FileMode.Create)) {
24. var xmlFile = new XmlSerializer(typeof(XmlSerialize));
25. xmlFile.Serialize(fileStream, this);
26. }
27. }
28. }
29. }
Write Below code in Program.cs
1.staticvoid Main(string[] args) {
2. XmlSerialize objXMLSerialize = new XmlSerialize();
3. objXMLSerialize.ProductID = 10001;
4. objXMLSerialize.ProductName = “Laptop”;
5. objXMLSerialize.Stock = 50;
6. objXMLSerialize.Save(“Product.xml”);
7.}
Run this code and you may see Product.xml file in bin -> Debug(or Release) folder.
1.<? xml version = “1.0” ?> < XmlSerialize xmlns: xsi = “http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance”
2.xmlns: xsd = “http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema” > < ProductID > 10001 < /ProductID> < ProductName > Laptop < /ProductName> < Stock > 50 < /Stock> < /XmlSerialize>
If you want an attribute in XML
For eg, you want to display ProductID as an attribute, then add below attribute in .CS file
[XmlAttribute]
So code will look like:
[XmlAttribute]
public int ProductID { get; set; }
After successful execution, newly created xml file will contain below lines
1.<? xml version = “1.0” ?> < XmlSerialize xmlns: xsi = “http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance”
2.xmlns: xsd = “http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema”
3.ProductID = “10001” > < ProductName > Laptop < /ProductName> < Stock > 50 < /Stock> < /XmlSerialize>
You may notice that ProductID is displaying as an attribute in above XML file.
Hope you understand the meaning of XML Serialization and how to implement XML Serialization in C#.
Happy Coding 🙂
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