XmlSerializer

Question

The debugger reports that the constructor of XmlSerializer throws System.IO.FileNotFoundException 2 times.

They are handled internally by the framework and the XmlSerializer seems to work fine.

May I safely ignore these exceptions?

Answer 1

Hi @Giorgio Sfiligoi , Welcome to Microsoft Q&A,

These exceptions are handled internally by XmlSerializer and do not usually affect its normal operation. In some cases, these exceptions are caused by XmlSerializer when it tries to dynamically generate serialization assemblies, which is part of the normal operation of XmlSerializer.

In Visual Studio, you can configure the debugger to ignore these specific FileNotFoundException exceptions. This way, the debugger will not break when these exceptions are thrown.

You can generate serialization assemblies ahead of time. This prevents XmlSerializer from dynamically generating these assemblies at runtime, which reduces the occurrence of exceptions.

Best Regards,

Jiale

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