UnreferencedObjectEventArgs.UnreferencedObject Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Xml.Serialization

Assembly:

System.Xml.XmlSerializer.dll

Source:

_Events.cs

Gets the deserialized, but unreferenced, object.

public:
 property System::Object ^ UnreferencedObject { System::Object ^ get(); };

public object? UnreferencedObject { get; }

member this.UnreferencedObject : obj

Public ReadOnly Property UnreferencedObject As Object

Property Value

Object

The deserialized, but unreferenced, object.

Examples

The following example adds an UnreferencedObjectEventHandler to an XmlSerializer. The event is handled by the Serializer_UnreferencedObject method. To run the example, cut and paste the following XML into a file named UnrefObj.xml.

<wrapper>  
  <Group xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" id="id1" n1:GroupName=".NET" xmlns:n1="http://www.cpandl.com">  
   </Group>  
<Vehicle id="id2" n1:type="Vehicle" xmlns:n1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">  
    <licenseNumber xmlns:q1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" n1:type="q1:string">ABCD</licenseNumber>  
  </Vehicle>  
<Vehicle id="id3" n1:type="Vehicle" xmlns:n1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">  
    <licenseNumber xmlns:q1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" n1:type="q1:string">1234</licenseNumber>  
  </Vehicle>  
</wrapper>  

#using <System.Xml.dll>
#using <System.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Text;
using namespace System::Xml;
using namespace System::Xml::Serialization;
using namespace System::Xml::Schema;

ref class Vehicle;

[SoapInclude(Vehicle::typeid)]
public ref class Vehicle
{
public:
   String^ licenseNumber;
};


// You must use the SoapIncludeAttribute to inform the XmlSerializer
// that the Vehicle type should be recognized when deserializing.

[SoapInclude(Vehicle::typeid)]
public ref class Group
{
public:
   String^ GroupName;
   Vehicle^ GroupVehicle;
};

public ref class Run
{
public:
   void DeserializeObject( String^ filename )
   {
      // Create an instance of the XmlSerializer class.
      XmlTypeMapping^ myMapping = ((gcnew SoapReflectionImporter)->ImportTypeMapping( Group::typeid ));
      XmlSerializer^ mySerializer = gcnew XmlSerializer( myMapping );
      mySerializer->UnreferencedObject += gcnew UnreferencedObjectEventHandler( this, &Run::Serializer_UnreferencedObject );
      
      // Reading the file requires an  XmlTextReader.
      XmlTextReader^ reader = gcnew XmlTextReader( filename );
      reader->ReadStartElement();
      
      // Deserialize and cast the object.
      Group^ myGroup;
      myGroup = dynamic_cast<Group^>(mySerializer->Deserialize( reader ));
      reader->ReadEndElement();
      reader->Close();
   }

private:
   void Serializer_UnreferencedObject( Object^ /*sender*/, UnreferencedObjectEventArgs^ e )
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "UnreferencedObject:" );
      Console::WriteLine( "ID: {0}", e->UnreferencedId );
      Console::WriteLine( "UnreferencedObject: {0}", e->UnreferencedObject );
      Vehicle^ myVehicle = dynamic_cast<Vehicle^>(e->UnreferencedObject);
      Console::WriteLine( "License: {0}", myVehicle->licenseNumber );
   }
};

int main()
{
   Run^ test = gcnew Run;
   test->DeserializeObject( "UnrefObj.xml" );
}

// The file named S"UnrefObj.xml" should contain this XML:
//  <Group xmlns:xsi=S"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
//xmlns:xsd=S"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" id=S"id1" 
//n1:GroupName=S".NET" xmlns:n1=S"http://www.cpandl.com">
//<Vehicle id=S"id2" n1:type=S"Vehicle" 
//xmlns:n1=S"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
//   <licenseNumber xmlns:q1=S"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
//n1:type=S"q1:String*">ABCD</licenseNumber>
//<Vehicle id=S"id3" n1:type=S"Vehicle" 
//xmlns:n1=S"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
//    <licenseNumber xmlns:q1=S"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
//n1:type=S"q1:String*">1234</licenseNumber>

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using System.Xml.Schema;

// You must use the SoapIncludeAttribute to inform the XmlSerializer
// that the Vehicle type should be recognized when deserializing.
[SoapInclude(typeof(Vehicle))]
public class Group
{
   public string GroupName;
   public Vehicle GroupVehicle;
}
 [SoapInclude(typeof(Vehicle))]
public class Vehicle
{
   public string licenseNumber;
}

public class Run
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      Run test = new Run();
      test.DeserializeObject("UnrefObj.xml");
   }
   
   public void DeserializeObject(string filename)
   {
      // Create an instance of the XmlSerializer class.
      XmlTypeMapping myMapping = 
      (new SoapReflectionImporter().ImportTypeMapping(
      typeof(Group)));
      XmlSerializer mySerializer =  
      new XmlSerializer(myMapping);
 
      mySerializer.UnreferencedObject += 
      new UnreferencedObjectEventHandler
      (Serializer_UnreferencedObject);

      // Reading the file requires an  XmlTextReader.
      XmlTextReader reader= 
      new XmlTextReader(filename);
      reader.ReadStartElement();

      // Deserialize and cast the object.
      Group myGroup; 
      myGroup = (Group) mySerializer.Deserialize(reader);
      reader.ReadEndElement();
      reader.Close();
   }

   private void Serializer_UnreferencedObject
   (object sender, UnreferencedObjectEventArgs e){
      Console.WriteLine("UnreferencedObject:");
      Console.WriteLine("ID: " + e.UnreferencedId);
      Console.WriteLine("UnreferencedObject: " + e.UnreferencedObject);
      Vehicle myVehicle = (Vehicle) e.UnreferencedObject;
      Console.WriteLine("License: " + myVehicle.licenseNumber);
   }
}

// The file named "UnrefObj.xml" should contain this XML:


//  <Group xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
//xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" id="id1" 
//n1:GroupName=".NET" xmlns:n1="http://www.cpandl.com">

//<Vehicle id="id2" n1:type="Vehicle" 
//xmlns:n1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
//   <licenseNumber xmlns:q1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
//n1:type="q1:string">ABCD</licenseNumber>

//<Vehicle id="id3" n1:type="Vehicle" 
//xmlns:n1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
//    <licenseNumber xmlns:q1="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
//n1:type="q1:string">1234</licenseNumber>

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Xml.Serialization
Imports System.Xml.Schema

' You must use the SoapIncludeAttribute to inform the XmlSerializer
' that the Vehicle type should be recognized when deserializing.
<SoapInclude(GetType(Vehicle))> _
Public Class Group
    Public GroupName As String 
   public GroupVehicle As Vehicle 
End Class

Public Class Vehicle
   Public licenseNumber As String 
End Class

 
Public Class Run
   Shared Sub Main()
      Dim test As Run = new Run()
      test.DeserializeObject("UnrefObj.xml")
   End Sub
   
   Public Sub DeserializeObject(filename As String)
      ' Create an instance of the XmlSerializer class.
      Dim myMapping As XmlTypeMapping = _
      (new SoapReflectionImporter().ImportTypeMapping _
      (GetType(Group)))
      Dim mySerializer As XmlSerializer =  _
      new XmlSerializer(myMapping)

      AddHandler mySerializer.UnreferencedObject, _
      AddressOf Serializer_UnreferencedObject

      ' Reading the file requires an  XmlTextReader.
      Dim reader As XmlTextReader = _
      new XmlTextReader(filename)
      reader.ReadStartElement()

      ' Deserialize and cast the object.
      Dim myGroup As Group  
      myGroup = CType( mySerializer.Deserialize(reader), Group)
      reader.ReadEndElement()
      reader.Close()
   End Sub
   
   Private Sub Serializer_UnreferencedObject _
   (sender As object , e As UnreferencedObjectEventArgs)
      Console.WriteLine("UnreferencedObject:")
      Console.WriteLine("ID: " + e.UnreferencedId)
      Console.WriteLine("UnreferencedObject: " + e.UnreferencedObject)
      Dim myVehicle As Vehicle = CType(e.UnreferencedObject, Vehicle)
      Console.WriteLine("License: " + myVehicle.licenseNumber)
       End Sub
 End Class
 
' The XML document should contain this information:


'  <Group xmlns:xsi="http:'www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
'xmlns:xsd="http:'www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" id="id1" 
'n1:GroupName=".NET" xmlns:n1="http:'www.cpandl.com">

'<Vehicle id="id2" n1:type="Vehicle" 
'xmlns:n1="http:'www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
'    <licenseNumber xmlns:q1="http:'www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
'n1:type="q1:string">ABCD</licenseNumber>

'<Vehicle id="id3" n1:type="Vehicle" 
'xmlns:n1="http:'www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
'    <licenseNumber xmlns:q1="http:'www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
'n1:type="q1:string">1234</licenseNumber>

Remarks

The UnreferencedObject can be cast to the known type if examining its properties is required.

See the UnreferencedObject event for more information about the UnreferencedObject property.