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Gulshan anand
Gulshan anand

Reputation: 31

How can I convert a List<String> to an xml document?

I have this current code:

List<string> BugWSResponseList1 = new List<string>();
Logger.Write("\n\n" + DateTime.Now + " : " + 
             " : START : Creation of a set of Bugs via bug.Add API");
BugWSResponseList1 = CreateBugs(FilePath_EXPRESS_API_BugAdd_CreateBugs_DataFile);

I would like to convert the List<string> BugWSResponseList1 to an xml document.

Can you please suggest a way to do it?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 9442

Answers (4)

lordkain
lordkain

Reputation: 3109

code example

List<string> ExampleList = new List<string>{"1", "b"};

var xml = ExampleList.SerializeToXml();

The serializer

public static string SerializeToXml<T>(this T obj)
{
    var serializer = new DataContractSerializer(obj.GetType());
    using (var writer = new StringWriter())
    using (var stm = new XmlTextWriter(writer))
    {
        serializer.WriteObject(stm, obj);
        return writer.ToString();
    }
}

results in 

<ArrayOfstring xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays"><string>1</string><string>b</string></ArrayOfstring>

Upvotes: 1

ssilas777
ssilas777

Reputation: 9764

Use Linq to xml

using System.Xml.Linq;

XElement xml = new XElement("BugWSResponses",
                   (from x in BugWSResponseList1 select
                    new XElement("Bug", x)));

Upvotes: 2

Blorgbeard
Blorgbeard

Reputation: 103575

You can quite easily use LINQ for this:

var x = new XElement("bugs", 
    BugWSResponseList1.Select(t => new XElement("bug", t)));

Console.WriteLine(x.ToString());

Upvotes: 5

willeM_ Van Onsem
willeM_ Van Onsem

Reputation: 477804

If you store the list in a class you can write something like:

[XmlType("Foo")]
public class Foo {

  [XmlArray("Items")]
  [XmlArrayItem("Item")]
  public List<string> Data {get; set;}

}

This will result in something like:

<Foo>
  <Items>
    <Item>Rock</Item>
    <Item>Paper</Item>
    <Item>Scissor</Item>
    <Item>Lizard</Item>
    <Item>Spock</Item>
  </Items>
</Foo>

Upvotes: 2

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