Hi,
From the following code
public abstract class Vehicle
{
public string licenseNumber;
}
public class Car : Vehicle
{
public string name;
}
...
Car c= new Car();
c.licenseNumber="Lic001";
c.name= "Fiesta";
what is the simplest way to get the following serialized XML output
<Vehicle licenceNumber="Lic001">
<Car name="Fiesta">
</Car>
</Vehicle>
I tried
Car c= new Car();
c.licenseNumber="Lic001";
c.name= "Fiesta";
XmlSerializer s = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Car));
StringWriter sw= new StringWriter()
s.Serialize(sw ,c);
but I get something like
<Car licenceNumber="Lic001" name="Fiesta">
</Car>
Is there some attribute I can use to get the base class to appears in the ouput
I tried xmlInclude(typeof(vehicle)) with the car class with no success.
Thanks a lot
Frederic Goulet
XML serialization
Aatif latif
It looks like Vehicle is a container for car, given your desired XML output.
Car would not derive from Vehicle, but be contained within it as a member.
(strange OOD, eh)
TonyH
The XmlSerializer maps "containment" to the XML hierarchy, not inheritance. So you would need to do the following to get that XML:
public class Car : Vehicle {public string name;
} public class Vehicle {
public string licenseNumber;
public Car Car;
}