dotnet xml: Still Problems Serializing Arrays -- dotnet xml

[MVP]@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Wayne,
>
> I took your sample XML, inferred a schema with xsd.exe, which ships as
part
> of the .NET framework, and generated classes that can deserialize XML that
> conforms to the schema ... see code below.
>
> There are other tools to infer schemas and create .NET classes for
> serialization as well. Take a look at the XML tools page on gotdotnet for
the
> links.
>
> Each tool as their strengths and weaknesses, but they may get you started
in
> the right direction.
>
>
> You're issue right now seems to be that you are trying to deserialize an
> array of ArrayOfJudgeTableEntities. Does the XML you are trying to
> deserialize contain a root element for the ArrayOfJudgeTableEntities items
or
> are you reading a continuous stream to ArrayOfJudgeTableEntities elements,
> which would be an XML document fragment, not a well formed document.
>
> HTH,
> Christoph Schittko
> MVP XML
> http://weblogs.asp.net/cschittko
>
>
>

> // <autogenerated>
> // This code was generated by a tool.
> // Runtime Version: 1.1.4322.573
> //
> // Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost
if
> // the code is regenerated.
> // </autogenerated>
>

>
> //
> // This source code was auto-generated by xsd, Version=1.1.4322.573.
> //
> using System.Xml.Serialization;
>
>
> /// <remarks/>
> [System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRootAttribute(Namespace="",
IsNullable=false)]
> public class ArrayOfJudgeTableEntity {
>
> /// <remarks/>
> [System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute("JudgeTableEntity",
> Form=System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaForm.Unqualified)]
> public ArrayOfJudgeTableEntityJudgeTableEntity[] Items;
> }
>
> /// <remarks/>
> public class ArrayOfJudgeTableEntityJudgeTableEntity {
>
> /// <remarks/>
>
>

> public string JudgeId;
>
> /// <remarks/>
>
>

> public string JudgeFirstName;
>
> /// <remarks/>
>
>

> public string JudgeLastName;
>
> /// <remarks/>
>
>

> public string JudgeType;
> }
>
>
>
> "Wayne Wengert" wrote:
>
> > I am still stuck trying to create a Class to use for exporting and
importing
> > array data to/from XML. The format of the XML that I want to
import/export
> > is shown below as is the Class and the code I am using to create a
sample
> > XML file. I am trying to dimension the ArrayOfJudgeEntity to have two
sets
> > of the JudgeTableEntity values. When I run the code I get an error that
the
> > XML is not correct.
> >
> > I jsut can't get my head around the array serialization.
> >
> > Any help is much appreciated
> >
> > Wayne
> >
> > =================== Desired XML ==============
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> > <ArrayOfJudgeTableEntity xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
> > xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
> > <JudgeTableEntity>
> > <JudgeId>63371991-cdf9-4cc5-99c1-a42c599498f8</JudgeId>
> > <JudgeFirstName>Kristen</JudgeFirstName>
> > <JudgeLastName>O'Melia</JudgeLastName>
> > <JudgeType>Equipment</JudgeType>
> > </JudgeTableEntity>
> > <JudgeTableEntity>
> > <JudgeId>ce2c0c6e-4094-43da-9d8c-9726d81b017e</JudgeId>
> > <JudgeFirstName>Smith</JudgeFirstName>
> > <JudgeLastName>Dan</JudgeLastName>
> > <JudgeType>Movement</JudgeType>
> > </JudgeTableEntity>
> > </ArrayOfJudgeTableEntity>
> >
> > ============= Class Definition =============
> > Public Class ArrayOfJudgeTableEntity
> > '<XmlArray("JudgeTableEntity"), XmlArrayItem("JudgeTableEntity",
> > IsNullable:=True)> Public JudgeTableEntityX() As JudgeTableEntity
> > <XmlElement("JudgeTableEntity", IsNullable:=True)> Public
> > JudgeTableEntity()
> > Public Sub New()
> > End Sub
> > Public Sub New(ByVal j As Integer)
> > ReDim Preserve JudgeTableEntity(j)
> > End Sub 'New
> > End Class
> > Public Class JudgeTableEntity
> > <XmlElement("JudgeID")> Public JudgeID As String
> > <XmlElement("JudgeFirstName")> Public JudgeFirstName As String
> > <XmlElement("JudgeLastName")> Public JudgeLastName As String
> > <XmlElement("JudgeType")> Public JudgeType As String
> > Public Sub New()
> > End Sub 'New
> > Public Sub New(ByVal id As String, ByVal fn As String, ByVal ln As
> > String, ByVal type As String)
> > JudgeID = id
> > JudgeType = type
> > JudgeFirstName = fn
> > JudgeLastName = ln
> > End Sub
> > End Class
> >
> > ================ Code to Build Sample Output =================
> > Dim Judge1 As New JudgeTableEntity("ID1", "Shirlee", "Whitcomb", "GE")
> > Dim Judge2 As New JudgeTableEntity("ID2", "Joe", "Courtney",
"TaP")
> > Dim array2 As New ArrayOfJudgeTableEntity(1)
> > array2.JudgeTableEntity(0) = Judge1
> > array2.JudgeTableEntity(1) = Judge2
> > Dim ser As New XmlSerializer(GetType(ArrayOfJudgeTableEntity))
> > AddHandler ser.UnknownNode, AddressOf serializer_UnknownNode
> > AddHandler ser.UnknownElement, AddressOf
serializer_UnknownElement
> > Dim writer As New XmlTextWriter("c:\Temp\judgestest.xml",
> > System.Text.Encoding.UTF8)
> > ' write a human readable file
> > writer.Formatting = Formatting.Indented
> > Try
> > ser.Serialize(writer, array2)
> > Catch ex As Exception
> > MsgBox(ex.Message, MsgBoxStyle.Critical, "Error")
> > 'End
> > End Try
> > writer.Close()
> >
> >
> >