"Codex Twin" <codex@gmail.com> wrote in message news:42174b1a$0$77358$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...
> My class has a public property called LibraryCategories, of type ArrayList:
>
> [XmlElement(Type = typeof(LibraryCategoryItem))]
> public ArrayList LibraryCategories;

> In addition, I have class which defines the LibraryCategory item:
>
> public class LibraryCategoryItem
> {
> public string LibraryCategory;
> }

"Derek Harmon" <loresayer@msn.com> wrote in message
news:O5E7xcwFFHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> "Codex Twin" <codex@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:42174b1a$0$77358$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...
>> My class has a public property called LibraryCategories, of type
>> ArrayList:
>>
>> [XmlElement(Type = typeof(LibraryCategoryItem))]
>> public ArrayList LibraryCategories;
>
> This should have the following attributes on it to achieve your desired
> outcome,
>
> [XmlArray("LibraryCategories")]
> [XmlArrayItem("LibraryCategory", typeof(LibraryCategoryItem))]
> public ArrayList LibraryCategories;
>
> I observe there was a consistent typo in the target XML you've requested
> (it
> says LibraryCatGEory instead of LibraryCatEGory). If that is intentional,
> then
> use [XmlArrayItem("LibraryCatgeory", typeof(LibraryCategoryItem))] here
> instead.
>
>> In addition, I have class which defines the LibraryCategory item:
>>
>> public class LibraryCategoryItem
>> {
>> public string LibraryCategory;
>> }
>
> Further, to prevent the LibraryCategory field from being wrapped in an
> element itself you must make it a text node with the following attribute,
>
> [XmlText( )]
> public string LibraryCategory;
>
>
> Derek Harmon