CODEWITHSUNDEEP
c#.netxmlserializationxml-serialization
Natalie Perret
Natalie Perret

Reputation: 8997

How to change name of the root element with IXmlSerializable?

I have the snippet of code below that the serialize a simple instance of a classPerson to <Person attribute="value" /> using IXmlSerializable:

using System;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Schema;
using System.Xml.Serialization;

public class Person : IXmlSerializable
{
    public XmlSchema GetSchema()
    {
        return null;
    }
    public void ReadXml(XmlReader xmlReader)
    {
        throw new System.NotImplementedException();
    }
    public void WriteXml(XmlWriter xmlWriter)
    {
        xmlWriter.WriteAttributeString("attribute", "value");
    }
}

class Program
{    
    public static void Main()
    {
        var xmlWriterSettings = new XmlWriterSettings
        {
            Indent = true,
            OmitXmlDeclaration = true
        };

        using (var xmlTextWriter = XmlWriter.Create(Console.Out, xmlWriterSettings))
        {
            var xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Person));
            var person = new Person();
            xmlSerializer.Serialize(xmlTextWriter, person);
        }
    }
}

I am looking for a way to modify the element name of Person to person, how can I do that?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1067

Answers (1)

Jon Skeet
Jon Skeet

Reputation: 1500155

You can use XmlRootAttribute to specify the element name for the root element:

[XmlRoot(ElementName = "person")]
public class Person : IXmlSerializable
{
    ...
}

Upvotes: 2

Related Questions