Ejemplos de serialización XML
La serialización XML puede tomar más de un formulario, del simple al complejo. Por ejemplo, puede serializar una clase que simplemente está compuesta de campos públicos y propiedades, como se muestra en Introducción a la serialización XML. Los ejemplos de código siguientes resuelven varios escenarios avanzados, incluso cómo utilizar la serialización XML para generar una secuencia XML que cumple con un documento de esquema XML concreto (XSD).
Serializar un conjunto de datos
Además de serializar una instancia de una clase pública, también puede serializar una instancia de DataSet, como se muestra en el siguiente código de ejemplo:
Private Sub SerializeDataSet(filename As String)
Dim ser As XmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(GetType(DataSet))
' Creates a DataSet; adds a table, column, and ten rows.
Dim ds As DataSet = new DataSet("myDataSet")
Dim t As DataTable = new DataTable("table1")
Dim c As DataColumn = new DataColumn("thing")
t.Columns.Add(c)
ds.Tables.Add(t)
Dim r As DataRow
Dim i As Integer
for i = 0 to 10
r = t.NewRow()
r(0) = "Thing " & i
t.Rows.Add(r)
Next
Dim writer As TextWriter = new StreamWriter(filename)
ser.Serialize(writer, ds)
writer.Close()
End Sub
private void SerializeDataSet(string filename)
{
XmlSerializer ser = new XmlSerializer(typeof(DataSet));
// Creates a DataSet; adds a table, column, and ten rows.
DataSet ds = new DataSet("myDataSet");
DataTable t = new DataTable("table1");
DataColumn c = new DataColumn("thing");
t.Columns.Add(c);
ds.Tables.Add(t);
DataRow r;
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
r = t.NewRow();
r[0] = "Thing " + i;
t.Rows.Add(r);
}
TextWriter writer = new StreamWriter(filename);
ser.Serialize(writer, ds);
writer.Close();
}
Serializar un XmlElement y XMLNode
También puede serializar instancias de una clase XmlElement o XmlNode, como se muestra en el siguiente código de ejemplo:
private Sub SerializeElement(filename As String)
Dim ser As XmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(GetType(XmlElement))
Dim myElement As XmlElement = _
new XmlDocument().CreateElement("MyElement", "ns")
myElement.InnerText = "Hello World"
Dim writer As TextWriter = new StreamWriter(filename)
ser.Serialize(writer, myElement)
writer.Close()
End Sub
Private Sub SerializeNode(filename As String)
Dim ser As XmlSerializer = _
new XmlSerializer(GetType(XmlNode))
Dim myNode As XmlNode = new XmlDocument(). _
CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, "MyNode", "ns")
myNode.InnerText = "Hello Node"
Dim writer As TextWriter = new StreamWriter(filename)
ser.Serialize(writer, myNode)
writer.Close()
End Sub
private void SerializeElement(string filename)
{
XmlSerializer ser = new XmlSerializer(typeof(XmlElement));
XmlElement myElement = new XmlDocument().CreateElement("MyElement", "ns");
myElement.InnerText = "Hello World";
TextWriter writer = new StreamWriter(filename);
ser.Serialize(writer, myElement);
writer.Close();
}
private void SerializeNode(string filename)
{
XmlSerializer ser = new XmlSerializer(typeof(XmlNode));
XmlNode myNode = new XmlDocument().
CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, "MyNode", "ns");
myNode.InnerText = "Hello Node";
TextWriter writer = new StreamWriter(filename);
ser.Serialize(writer, myNode);
writer.Close();
}
Serializar una clase que contiene un campo que devuelve un objeto complejo
Si una propiedad o un campo devuelve un objeto complejo como, por ejemplo, una matriz o una instancia de clase, XmlSerializer lo convierte a un elemento anidado en el documento XML principal. Por ejemplo, la primera clase del siguiente código de ejemplo devuelve una instancia de la segunda clase:
Public Class PurchaseOrder
Public MyAddress As Address
End Class
Public Class Address
Public FirstName As String
End Class
public class PurchaseOrder
{
public Address MyAddress;
}
public record Address
{
public string FirstName;
}
La salida XML serializada podría tener este aspecto:
<PurchaseOrder>
<MyAddress>
<FirstName>George</FirstName>
</MyAddress>
</PurchaseOrder>
Serializar una matriz de objetos
También puede serializar un campo que devuelve una matriz de objetos, como se muestra en el siguiente código de ejemplo:
Public Class PurchaseOrder
public ItemsOrders () As Item
End Class
Public Class Item
Public ItemID As String
Public ItemPrice As decimal
End Class
public class PurchaseOrder
{
public Item [] ItemsOrders;
}
public class Item
{
public string ItemID;
public decimal ItemPrice;
}
Si se ordenan dos elementos, la instancia de la clase serializada podría parecerse al siguiente código:
<PurchaseOrder xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<ItemsOrders>
<Item>
<ItemID>aaa111</ItemID>
<ItemPrice>34.22</ItemPrice>
</Item>
<Item>
<ItemID>bbb222</ItemID>
<ItemPrice>2.89</ItemPrice>
</Item>
</ItemsOrders>
</PurchaseOrder>
Serializar una clase que implementa la interfaz ICollection
Puede crear sus propias clases de colección implementando la interfaz ICollection y utilizando XmlSerializer para serializar instancias de estas clases.
Nota
Cuando una clase implementa la interfaz ICollection, solo se serializa la colección contenida por la clase. Si se agrega algún campo o propiedad pública a la clase, esta no se serializará. Para que sí se serialice, debe incluir un método Add y una propiedad Item (indexador de C#).
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml.Serialization
Public Class Test
Shared Sub Main()
Dim t As Test= new Test()
t.SerializeCollection("coll.xml")
End Sub
Private Sub SerializeCollection(filename As String)
Dim Emps As Employees = new Employees()
' Note that only the collection is serialized -- not the
' CollectionName or any other public property of the class.
Emps.CollectionName = "Employees"
Dim John100 As Employee = new Employee("John", "100xxx")
Emps.Add(John100)
Dim x As XmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(GetType(Employees))
Dim writer As TextWriter = new StreamWriter(filename)
x.Serialize(writer, Emps)
writer.Close()
End Sub
End Class
Public Class Employees
Implements ICollection
Public CollectionName As String
Private empArray As ArrayList = new ArrayList()
Public ReadOnly Default Overloads _
Property Item(index As Integer) As Employee
get
return CType (empArray(index), Employee)
End Get
End Property
Public Sub CopyTo(a As Array, index As Integer) _
Implements ICollection.CopyTo
empArray.CopyTo(a, index)
End Sub
Public ReadOnly Property Count () As integer Implements _
ICollection.Count
get
Count = empArray.Count
End Get
End Property
Public ReadOnly Property SyncRoot ()As Object _
Implements ICollection.SyncRoot
get
return me
End Get
End Property
Public ReadOnly Property IsSynchronized () As Boolean _
Implements ICollection.IsSynchronized
get
return false
End Get
End Property
Public Function GetEnumerator() As IEnumerator _
Implements IEnumerable.GetEnumerator
return empArray.GetEnumerator()
End Function
Public Function Add(newEmployee As Employee) As Integer
empArray.Add(newEmployee)
return empArray.Count
End Function
End Class
Public Class Employee
Public EmpName As String
Public EmpID As String
Public Sub New ()
End Sub
Public Sub New (newName As String , newID As String )
EmpName = newName
EmpID = newID
End Sub
End Class
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
public class Test
{
static void Main()
{
Test t = new Test();
t.SerializeCollection("coll.xml");
}
private void SerializeCollection(string filename)
{
Employees Emps = new Employees();
// Note that only the collection is serialized -- not the
// CollectionName or any other public property of the class.
Emps.CollectionName = "Employees";
Employee John100 = new Employee("John", "100xxx");
Emps.Add(John100);
XmlSerializer x = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Employees));
TextWriter writer = new StreamWriter(filename);
x.Serialize(writer, Emps);
}
}
public class Employees : ICollection
{
public string CollectionName;
private ArrayList empArray = new ArrayList();
public Employee this[int index] => (Employee) empArray[index];
public void CopyTo(Array a, int index)
{
empArray.CopyTo(a, index);
}
public int Count => empArray.Count;
public object SyncRoot => this;
public bool IsSynchronized => false;
public IEnumerator GetEnumerator() => empArray.GetEnumerator();
public void Add(Employee newEmployee)
{
empArray.Add(newEmployee);
}
}
public class Employee
{
public string EmpName;
public string EmpID;
public Employee() {}
public Employee(string empName, string empID)
{
EmpName = empName;
EmpID = empID;
}
}
Ejemplo del pedido de compra
Puede cortar y pegar el siguiente código de ejemplo en un archivo de texto y cambiarle el nombre con una extensión de nombre de archivo .cs o .vb. Utilice el C# o compilador de Visual Basic para compilar el archivo. A continuación, ejecútelo utilizando el nombre de la aplicación ejecutable.
Este ejemplo utiliza un escenario simple para mostrar cómo una instancia de un objeto se crea y serializa en una secuencia del archivo utilizando el método Serialize. La secuencia XML se guarda en un archivo. Después, este mismo archivo se lee y se reconstruye en una copia del objeto original mediante el método Deserialize.
Una clase en este ejemplo, denominada PurchaseOrder se serializa y, a continuación, se deserializa. Una segunda clase denominada Address también está incluido porque el campo público denominado ShipTo debe estar establecido en Address. De igual forma, una clase OrderedItem está incluida porque una matriz de los objetos OrderedItem debe estar establecida en el campo OrderedItems. Finalmente, una clase denominada Test contiene el código que serializa y deserializa las clases.
El método CreatePO crea los objetos de clase PurchaseOrder, Address y OrderedItem y establece los valores de campo públicos. El método también construye una instancia de la clase XmlSerializer, que se utiliza para serializar y deserializar PurchaseOrder.
Nota
El código pasa el tipo de clase que se serializará para el constructor. El código también crea FileStream, que se usa para escribir la secuencia XML en un documento XML.
El método ReadPo es un poco más fácil. Apenas crea los objetos para deserializar y hace una lectura de salida de sus valores. Como sucede con el método CreatePo, primero debe crear un objeto XmlSerializer y pasar al constructor el tipo de la clase que se va a deserializar. Asimismo, se exige FileStream que lea el documento XML. Para deserializar los objetos, llame al método Deserialize con FileStream como un argumento. El objeto deserializado se debe convertir a una variable de objeto de tipo PurchaseOrder. El código lee a continuación los valores del PurchaseOrderdeserializado.
Nota
Puede leer el archivo PO.xml que se ha creado para ver el XML generado.
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Xml.Serialization
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
' The XmlRoot attribute allows you to set an alternate name
' (PurchaseOrder) for the XML element and its namespace. By
' default, the XmlSerializer uses the class name. The attribute
' also allows you to set the XML namespace for the element. Lastly,
' the attribute sets the IsNullable property, which specifies whether
' the xsi:null attribute appears if the class instance is set to
' a null reference.
<XmlRoot("PurchaseOrder", _
Namespace := "http://www.cpandl.com", IsNullable := False)> _
Public Class PurchaseOrder
Public ShipTo As Address
Public OrderDate As String
' The XmlArrayAttribute changes the XML element name
' from the default of "OrderedItems" to "Items".
<XmlArray("Items")> _
Public OrderedItems() As OrderedItem
Public SubTotal As Decimal
Public ShipCost As Decimal
Public TotalCost As Decimal
End Class
Public Class Address
' The XmlAttribute attribute instructs the XmlSerializer to serialize the
' Name field as an XML attribute instead of an XML element (XML element is
' the default behavior).
<XmlAttribute()> _
Public Name As String
Public Line1 As String
' Setting the IsNullable property to false instructs the
' XmlSerializer that the XML attribute will not appear if
' the City field is set to a null reference.
<XmlElement(IsNullable := False)> _
Public City As String
Public State As String
Public Zip As String
End Class
Public Class OrderedItem
Public ItemName As String
Public Description As String
Public UnitPrice As Decimal
Public Quantity As Integer
Public LineTotal As Decimal
' Calculate is a custom method that calculates the price per item
' and stores the value in a field.
Public Sub Calculate()
LineTotal = UnitPrice * Quantity
End Sub
End Class
Public Class Test
Public Shared Sub Main()
' Read and write purchase orders.
Dim t As New Test()
t.CreatePO("po.xml")
t.ReadPO("po.xml")
End Sub
Private Sub CreatePO(filename As String)
' Creates an instance of the XmlSerializer class;
' specifies the type of object to serialize.
Dim serializer As New XmlSerializer(GetType(PurchaseOrder))
Dim writer As New StreamWriter(filename)
Dim po As New PurchaseOrder()
' Creates an address to ship and bill to.
Dim billAddress As New Address()
billAddress.Name = "Teresa Atkinson"
billAddress.Line1 = "1 Main St."
billAddress.City = "AnyTown"
billAddress.State = "WA"
billAddress.Zip = "00000"
' Set ShipTo and BillTo to the same addressee.
po.ShipTo = billAddress
po.OrderDate = System.DateTime.Now.ToLongDateString()
' Creates an OrderedItem.
Dim i1 As New OrderedItem()
i1.ItemName = "Widget S"
i1.Description = "Small widget"
i1.UnitPrice = CDec(5.23)
i1.Quantity = 3
i1.Calculate()
' Inserts the item into the array.
Dim items(0) As OrderedItem
items(0) = i1
po.OrderedItems = items
' Calculates the total cost.
Dim subTotal As New Decimal()
Dim oi As OrderedItem
For Each oi In items
subTotal += oi.LineTotal
Next oi
po.SubTotal = subTotal
po.ShipCost = CDec(12.51)
po.TotalCost = po.SubTotal + po.ShipCost
' Serializes the purchase order, and close the TextWriter.
serializer.Serialize(writer, po)
writer.Close()
End Sub
Protected Sub ReadPO(filename As String)
' Creates an instance of the XmlSerializer class;
' specifies the type of object to be deserialized.
Dim serializer As New XmlSerializer(GetType(PurchaseOrder))
' If the XML document has been altered with unknown
' nodes or attributes, handles them with the
' UnknownNode and UnknownAttribute events.
AddHandler serializer.UnknownNode, AddressOf serializer_UnknownNode
AddHandler serializer.UnknownAttribute, AddressOf _
serializer_UnknownAttribute
' A FileStream is needed to read the XML document.
Dim fs As New FileStream(filename, FileMode.Open)
' Declare an object variable of the type to be deserialized.
Dim po As PurchaseOrder
' Uses the Deserialize method to restore the object's state
' with data from the XML document.
po = CType(serializer.Deserialize(fs), PurchaseOrder)
' Reads the order date.
Console.WriteLine(("OrderDate: " & po.OrderDate))
' Reads the shipping address.
Dim shipTo As Address = po.ShipTo
ReadAddress(shipTo, "Ship To:")
' Reads the list of ordered items.
Dim items As OrderedItem() = po.OrderedItems
Console.WriteLine("Items to be shipped:")
Dim oi As OrderedItem
For Each oi In items
Console.WriteLine((ControlChars.Tab & oi.ItemName & _
ControlChars.Tab & _
oi.Description & ControlChars.Tab & oi.UnitPrice & _
ControlChars.Tab & _
oi.Quantity & ControlChars.Tab & oi.LineTotal))
Next oi
' Reads the subtotal, shipping cost, and total cost.
Console.WriteLine((ControlChars.Cr & New String _
(ControlChars.Tab, 5) & _
" Subtotal" & ControlChars.Tab & po.SubTotal & ControlChars.Cr & _
New String(ControlChars.Tab, 5) & " Shipping" & ControlChars.Tab & _
po.ShipCost & ControlChars.Cr & New String(ControlChars.Tab, 5) & _
" Total" & New String(ControlChars.Tab, 2) & po.TotalCost))
End Sub
Protected Sub ReadAddress(a As Address, label As String)
' Reads the fields of the Address.
Console.WriteLine(label)
Console.Write((ControlChars.Tab & a.Name & ControlChars.Cr & _
ControlChars.Tab & a.Line1 & ControlChars.Cr & ControlChars.Tab & _
a.City & ControlChars.Tab & a.State & ControlChars.Cr & _
ControlChars.Tab & a.Zip & ControlChars.Cr))
End Sub
Protected Sub serializer_UnknownNode(sender As Object, e As _
XmlNodeEventArgs)
Console.WriteLine(("Unknown Node:" & e.Name & _
ControlChars.Tab & e.Text))
End Sub
Protected Sub serializer_UnknownAttribute(sender As Object, _
e As XmlAttributeEventArgs)
Dim attr As System.Xml.XmlAttribute = e.Attr
Console.WriteLine(("Unknown attribute " & attr.Name & "='" & _
attr.Value & "'"))
End Sub 'serializer_UnknownAttribute
End Class 'Test
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
// The XmlRoot attribute allows you to set an alternate name
// (PurchaseOrder) for the XML element and its namespace. By
// default, the XmlSerializer uses the class name. The attribute
// also allows you to set the XML namespace for the element. Lastly,
// the attribute sets the IsNullable property, which specifies whether
// the xsi:null attribute appears if the class instance is set to
// a null reference.
[XmlRoot("PurchaseOrder", Namespace="http://www.cpandl.com",
IsNullable = false)]
public class PurchaseOrder
{
public Address ShipTo;
public string OrderDate;
// The XmlArray attribute changes the XML element name
// from the default of "OrderedItems" to "Items".
[XmlArray("Items")]
public OrderedItem[] OrderedItems;
public decimal SubTotal;
public decimal ShipCost;
public decimal TotalCost;
}
public class Address
{
// The XmlAttribute attribute instructs the XmlSerializer to serialize the
// Name field as an XML attribute instead of an XML element (XML element is
// the default behavior).
[XmlAttribute]
public string Name;
public string Line1;
// Setting the IsNullable property to false instructs the
// XmlSerializer that the XML attribute will not appear if
// the City field is set to a null reference.
[XmlElement(IsNullable = false)]
public string City;
public string State;
public string Zip;
}
public class OrderedItem
{
public string ItemName;
public string Description;
public decimal UnitPrice;
public int Quantity;
public decimal LineTotal;
// Calculate is a custom method that calculates the price per item
// and stores the value in a field.
public void Calculate()
{
LineTotal = UnitPrice * Quantity;
}
}
public class Test
{
public static void Main()
{
// Read and write purchase orders.
Test t = new Test();
t.CreatePO("po.xml");
t.ReadPO("po.xml");
}
private void CreatePO(string filename)
{
// Creates an instance of the XmlSerializer class;
// specifies the type of object to serialize.
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(PurchaseOrder));
TextWriter writer = new StreamWriter(filename);
PurchaseOrder po =new PurchaseOrder();
// Creates an address to ship and bill to.
Address billAddress = new Address();
billAddress.Name = "Teresa Atkinson";
billAddress.Line1 = "1 Main St.";
billAddress.City = "AnyTown";
billAddress.State = "WA";
billAddress.Zip = "00000";
// Sets ShipTo and BillTo to the same addressee.
po.ShipTo = billAddress;
po.OrderDate = System.DateTime.Now.ToLongDateString();
// Creates an OrderedItem.
OrderedItem i1 = new OrderedItem();
i1.ItemName = "Widget S";
i1.Description = "Small widget";
i1.UnitPrice = (decimal) 5.23;
i1.Quantity = 3;
i1.Calculate();
// Inserts the item into the array.
OrderedItem [] items = {i1};
po.OrderedItems = items;
// Calculate the total cost.
decimal subTotal = new decimal();
foreach(OrderedItem oi in items)
{
subTotal += oi.LineTotal;
}
po.SubTotal = subTotal;
po.ShipCost = (decimal) 12.51;
po.TotalCost = po.SubTotal + po.ShipCost;
// Serializes the purchase order, and closes the TextWriter.
serializer.Serialize(writer, po);
writer.Close();
}
protected void ReadPO(string filename)
{
// Creates an instance of the XmlSerializer class;
// specifies the type of object to be deserialized.
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(PurchaseOrder));
// If the XML document has been altered with unknown
// nodes or attributes, handles them with the
// UnknownNode and UnknownAttribute events.
serializer.UnknownNode+= new
XmlNodeEventHandler(serializer_UnknownNode);
serializer.UnknownAttribute+= new
XmlAttributeEventHandler(serializer_UnknownAttribute);
// A FileStream is needed to read the XML document.
FileStream fs = new FileStream(filename, FileMode.Open);
// Declares an object variable of the type to be deserialized.
PurchaseOrder po;
// Uses the Deserialize method to restore the object's state
// with data from the XML document. */
po = (PurchaseOrder) serializer.Deserialize(fs);
// Reads the order date.
Console.WriteLine ("OrderDate: " + po.OrderDate);
// Reads the shipping address.
Address shipTo = po.ShipTo;
ReadAddress(shipTo, "Ship To:");
// Reads the list of ordered items.
OrderedItem [] items = po.OrderedItems;
Console.WriteLine("Items to be shipped:");
foreach(OrderedItem oi in items)
{
Console.WriteLine("\t"+
oi.ItemName + "\t" +
oi.Description + "\t" +
oi.UnitPrice + "\t" +
oi.Quantity + "\t" +
oi.LineTotal);
}
// Reads the subtotal, shipping cost, and total cost.
Console.WriteLine(
"\n\t\t\t\t\t Subtotal\t" + po.SubTotal +
"\n\t\t\t\t\t Shipping\t" + po.ShipCost +
"\n\t\t\t\t\t Total\t\t" + po.TotalCost
);
}
protected void ReadAddress(Address a, string label)
{
// Reads the fields of the Address.
Console.WriteLine(label);
Console.Write("\t"+
a.Name +"\n\t" +
a.Line1 +"\n\t" +
a.City +"\t" +
a.State +"\n\t" +
a.Zip +"\n");
}
protected void serializer_UnknownNode
(object sender, XmlNodeEventArgs e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Unknown Node:" + e.Name + "\t" + e.Text);
}
protected void serializer_UnknownAttribute
(object sender, XmlAttributeEventArgs e)
{
System.Xml.XmlAttribute attr = e.Attr;
Console.WriteLine("Unknown attribute " +
attr.Name + "='" + attr.Value + "'");
}
}
Este XML generado podría tener este aspecto:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<PurchaseOrder xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://www.cpandl.com">
<ShipTo Name="Teresa Atkinson">
<Line1>1 Main St.</Line1>
<City>AnyTown</City>
<State>WA</State>
<Zip>00000</Zip>
</ShipTo>
<OrderDate>Wednesday, June 27, 2001</OrderDate>
<Items>
<OrderedItem>
<ItemName>Widget S</ItemName>
<Description>Small widget</Description>
<UnitPrice>5.23</UnitPrice>
<Quantity>3</Quantity>
<LineTotal>15.69</LineTotal>
</OrderedItem>
</Items>
<SubTotal>15.69</SubTotal>
<ShipCost>12.51</ShipCost>
<TotalCost>28.2</TotalCost>
</PurchaseOrder>