Attributes for XML serialization -- dotnet xml

Jeff Connelly
11/29/2005 4:43:51 PM

I'm using the XML attribute (.NET meaning) XMLArray on an array in a class,
to serialize it. What can I do to specify that I want to serialize an XML
attribute (regular XML meaning) for the element that is created?

e.g.
[XmlArray("namedUsers")]
[XmlArrayItem("user",typeof(User))]

public System.Collections.ArrayList userList = new
System.Collections.ArrayList();

This creates an element like

<namedUsers>
<user userName="User1" />
</namedUsers>

Where User has

[XmlAttribute("userName")]

public string userName;

What I want is
<namedUsers mode="individual">
<user userName="User1" />
</namedUsers>

DC
11/30/2005 9:31:44 PM

how about:

[XmlRoot("namedUsers")]
public class Container {
[XmlAttribute("mode")]
public string WantThisToAppearAsAttribute;
[XmlElement("user", typeof(User))]
public User[] u;
}

-D

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-Dino
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