Using C# .NET 2.0, I have a composite data class that does have the [Serializable]
attribute on it. I am creating an XMLSerializer
class and passing that into the constructor:
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(DataClass));
I am getting an exception saying:
There was an error reflecting type.
Inside the data class there is another composite object. Does this also need to have the [Serializable]
attribute, or by having it on the top object, does it recursively apply it to all objects inside?
Look at the inner exception that you are getting. It will tell you which field/property it is having trouble serializing.
You can exclude fields/properties from xml serialization by decorating them with the [XmlIgnore]
attribute.
XmlSerializer
does not use the [Serializable]
attribute, so I doubt that is the problem.
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