Want to serialise my data into this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ibm850"?>
<Batch Name="Test batch">
<ExecuteCommand Command="..." />
<WaitCommand Seconds="5" />
</Batch>
But instead I'm getting this (note the wrapping Commands element)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ibm850"?>
<Batch Name="Test batch">
<Commands><!-- I want to get rid of thiw wrapper Commands element and just -->
<ExecuteCommand Command="..." />
<WaitCommand Seconds="5" />
</Commands>
</Batch>
Here's the sample code used to produce this:
public class BaseCommand //base class
{
[XmlAttribute]
public string Result { get; set; }
}
public class ExecuteCommand : BaseCommand
{
[XmlAttribute]
public string Command { get; set; }
}
public class WaitCommand : BaseCommand
{
[XmlAttribute]
public int Seconds { get; set; }
}
public class Batch
{
[XmlAttribute]
public string Name { get; set; }
private List<BaseCommand> _commands = new List<BaseCommand>();
[XmlArrayItem(typeof(ExecuteCommand))]
[XmlArrayItem(typeof(WaitCommand))]
public List<BaseCommand> Commands
{
get
{
return _commands;
}
set
{
_commands = value;
}
}
public static void Main()
{
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Batch));
Batch b = new Batch();
b.Name = "Test batch";
b.Commands.Add(new ExecuteCommand() { Command = "..." });
b.Commands.Add(new WaitCommand() { Seconds = 5 });
serializer.Serialize(Console.Out, b);
Console.Read();
}
}
I searched and read heaps of articles on this topic. They all seem to provide solution for serializing collections with a single class type (no inheritance used). I use inheritance and nothing seems to work. Unfortunately I have to output precise XML document due to legacy support
This was quite some time ago but I eventually figured it out on my own.
The solution was to add [XmlElement] attribute for each of the supported derived types to the collection property
private List<BaseCommand> _commands = new List<BaseCommand>();
[XmlElement(typeof(ExecuteCommand))]
[XmlElement(typeof(WaitCommand))]
public List<BaseCommand> Commands
{
get
{
return _commands;
}
set
{
_commands = value;
}
}
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