XmlAttributes.XmlEnum Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Xml.Serialization

Assemblies:

netstandard.dll, System.Xml.XmlSerializer.dll

Source:

XmlAttributes.cs

Gets or sets an object that specifies how the XmlSerializer serializes an enumeration member.

C#

public System.Xml.Serialization.XmlEnumAttribute? XmlEnum { get; set; }

Property Value

XmlEnumAttribute

An XmlEnumAttribute that specifies how the XmlSerializer serializes an enumeration member.

Examples

The following example serializes two classes named Food and FoodType. The FoodType class contains two enumerations that are overridden and, for each enumeration, the example creates an XmlEnumAttribute object that it assigns to the XmlEnum property of an XmlAttributes object. The example then adds the XmlAttributes object to an XmlAttributeOverrides object, which is used to create an XmlSerializer.

C#

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Serialization;

// This is the class that will be serialized.
public class Food
{
   public FoodType Type;
}

public enum FoodType
{
   // Subsequent code overrides these enumerations.
   Low,
   High
}

public class Run
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      Run test = new Run();
      test.SerializeObject("OverrideEnum.xml");
      test.DeserializeObject("OverrideEnum.xml");
   }

   // Return an XmlSerializer used for overriding.
   public XmlSerializer CreateOverrider()
   {
      // Create the XmlAttributeOverrides and XmlAttributes objects.
      XmlAttributeOverrides xOver = new XmlAttributeOverrides();
      XmlAttributes xAttrs = new XmlAttributes();

      // Add an XmlEnumAttribute for the FoodType.Low enumeration.
      XmlEnumAttribute xEnum = new XmlEnumAttribute();
      xEnum.Name = "Cold";
      xAttrs.XmlEnum = xEnum;
      xOver.Add(typeof(FoodType), "Low", xAttrs);

      // Add an XmlEnumAttribute for the FoodType.High enumeration.
      xAttrs = new XmlAttributes();
      xEnum = new XmlEnumAttribute();
      xEnum.Name = "Hot";
      xAttrs.XmlEnum = xEnum;
      xOver.Add(typeof(FoodType), "High", xAttrs);

      // Create the XmlSerializer, and return it.
      return new XmlSerializer(typeof(Food), xOver);
   }

   public void SerializeObject(string filename)
   {
      // Create an instance of the XmlSerializer class.
      XmlSerializer mySerializer =  CreateOverrider();
      // Writing the file requires a TextWriter.
      TextWriter writer = new StreamWriter(filename);

      // Create an instance of the class that will be serialized.
      Food myFood = new Food();

      // Set the object properties.
      myFood.Type = FoodType.High;

      // Serialize the class, and close the TextWriter.
      mySerializer.Serialize(writer, myFood);
      writer.Close();
   }

   public void DeserializeObject(string filename)
   {
      XmlSerializer mySerializer = CreateOverrider();
      FileStream fs = new FileStream(filename, FileMode.Open);
      Food myFood = (Food)
      mySerializer.Deserialize(fs);

      Console.WriteLine(myFood.Type);
   }
}

Remarks

For each identifier you want to override, you must create an XmlAttributes object, and set the XmlEnum property to an XmlEnumAttribute that overrides the identifier. Add the XmlAttributes object to the XmlAttributeOverrides object and specify both the Type of the class that contains the enumeration, and the overridden member name.

Applies to