XmlSerializerNamespaces Class

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Xml.Serialization

Assembly:: System.Xml.XmlSerializer.dll

Assembly:: System.Xml.ReaderWriter.dll

Assembly:: System.Xml.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: XmlSerializerNamespaces.cs

Source:: XmlSerializerNamespaces.cs

Source:: XmlSerializerNamespaces.cs

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Contains the XML namespaces and prefixes that the XmlSerializer uses to generate qualified names in an XML-document instance.

public ref class XmlSerializerNamespaces

public class XmlSerializerNamespaces

type XmlSerializerNamespaces = class

Public Class XmlSerializerNamespaces

Inheritance: Object
XmlSerializerNamespaces

Examples

The following example creates an XmlSerializerNamespaces object, and adds two prefix and namespace pairs to it. The example then passes the XmlSerializerNamespaces to the Serialize method, which serializes a Books object into an XML document. Using the XmlSerializerNamespaces object, the Serialize method qualifies each XML element and attribute with one of the two namespaces.

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

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Xml;
using namespace System::Xml::Serialization;
public ref class Price
{
public:

   [XmlAttributeAttribute(Namespace="http://www.cpandl.com")]
   String^ currency;

   [XmlElement(Namespace="http://www.cohowinery.com")]
   Decimal price;
};

[XmlType(Namespace="http://www.cpandl.com")]
public ref class Book
{
public:

   [XmlElement(Namespace="http://www.cpandl.com")]
   String^ TITLE;

   [XmlElement(Namespace="http://www.cohowinery.com")]
   Price^ PRICE;
};

public ref class Books
{
public:

   [XmlElement(Namespace="http://www.cohowinery.com")]
   Book^ Book;
};

public ref class Run
{
public:
   static void main()
   {
      Run^ test = gcnew Run;
      test->SerializeObject( "XmlNamespaces.xml" );
   }

   void SerializeObject( String^ filename )
   {
      XmlSerializer^ s = gcnew XmlSerializer( Books::typeid );

      // Writing a file requires a TextWriter.
      TextWriter^ t = gcnew StreamWriter( filename );

      /* Create an XmlSerializerNamespaces object and add two
            prefix-namespace pairs. */
      XmlSerializerNamespaces^ ns = gcnew XmlSerializerNamespaces;
      ns->Add( "books", "http://www.cpandl.com" );
      ns->Add( "money", "http://www.cohowinery.com" );

      // Create a Book instance.
      Book^ b = gcnew Book;
      b->TITLE = "A Book Title";
      Price^ p = gcnew Price;
      p->price = (Decimal)9.95;
      p->currency = "US Dollar";
      b->PRICE = p;
      Books^ bks = gcnew Books;
      bks->Book = b;
      s->Serialize( t, bks, ns );
      t->Close();
   }
};

int main()
{
   Run::main();
}

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

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

   public void SerializeObject(string filename)
   {
      XmlSerializer s = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Books));
      // Writing a file requires a TextWriter.
      TextWriter t = new StreamWriter(filename);

      /* Create an XmlSerializerNamespaces object and add two
      prefix-namespace pairs. */
      XmlSerializerNamespaces ns = new XmlSerializerNamespaces();
      ns.Add("books", "http://www.cpandl.com");
      ns.Add("money", "http://www.cohowinery.com");

      // Create a Book instance.
      Book b = new Book();
      b.TITLE = "A Book Title";
      Price p = new Price();
      p.price = (decimal) 9.95;
      p.currency = "US Dollar";
      b.PRICE = p;
      Books bks = new Books();
      bks.Book = b;
      s.Serialize(t,bks,ns);
      t.Close();
   }
}

public class Books
{
   [XmlElement(Namespace = "http://www.cohowinery.com")]
   public Book Book;
}

[XmlType(Namespace ="http://www.cpandl.com")]
public class Book
{
   [XmlElement(Namespace = "http://www.cpandl.com")]
   public string TITLE;
   [XmlElement(Namespace ="http://www.cohowinery.com")]
   public Price PRICE;
}

public class Price
{
   [XmlAttribute(Namespace = "http://www.cpandl.com")]
   public string currency;
   [XmlElement(Namespace = "http://www.cohowinery.com")]
   public decimal price;
}

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Xml.Serialization


Public Class Run
    
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim test As New Run()
        test.SerializeObject("XmlNamespaces.xml")
    End Sub    
    
    Public Sub SerializeObject(ByVal filename As String)
        Dim s As New XmlSerializer(GetType(Books))
        ' Writing a file requires a TextWriter.
        Dim t As New StreamWriter(filename)
        
        ' Create an XmlSerializerNamespaces object and add two
        ' prefix-namespace pairs. 
        Dim ns As New XmlSerializerNamespaces()
        ns.Add("books", "http://www.cpandl.com")
        ns.Add("money", "http://www.cohowinery.com")
        
        ' Create a Book instance.
        Dim b As New Book()
        b.TITLE = "A Book Title"
        Dim p As New Price()
        p.price = CDec(9.95)
        p.currency = "US Dollar"
        b.PRICE = p
        Dim bks As New Books()
        bks.Book = b
        s.Serialize(t, bks, ns)
        t.Close()
    End Sub
End Class

Public Class Books
    <XmlElement(Namespace := "http://www.cohowinery.com")> _
    Public Book As Book
End Class

<XmlType(Namespace := "http://www.cpandl.com")> _
Public Class Book
    <XmlElement(Namespace := "http://www.cpandl.com")> _
    Public TITLE As String

    <XmlElement(Namespace := "http://www.cohowinery.com")> _
    Public PRICE As Price
End Class

Public Class Price
    <XmlAttribute(Namespace := "http://www.cpandl.com")> _
    Public currency As String
    
    <XmlElement(Namespace := "http://www.cohowinery.com")> _
    Public price As Decimal
End Class

Remarks

The XmlSerializerNamespaces contains a collection of XML namespaces, each with an associated prefix. The XmlSerializer uses an instance of the XmlSerializerNamespaces class to create qualified names in an XML document.

XML namespaces contained by the XmlSerializerNamespaces must conform to the W3C specification named Namespaces in XML.

XML namespaces provide a way to qualify the names of XML elements and attributes in XML documents. A qualified name consists of a prefix and a local name, separated by a colon. The prefix functions only as a placeholder; it is mapped to a URI that specifies a namespace. The combination of the universally-managed URI namespace and the local name produces a name that is guaranteed to be universally unique.

To create qualified names in an XML document:

Create an XmlSerializerNamespaces instance.
Add each prefix and namespace pair that you want to the instance.
Apply the appropriate.NET attribute to each property or class that the XmlSerializer serializes into an XML document. The available attributes are:

Set the Namespace property of each attribute to one of the namespace values from the XmlSerializerNamespaces object.
Pass the XmlSerializerNamespaces to the Serialize method of the XmlSerializer.

Note

The creation of an empty namespace and prefix pair is not supported. That is, you cannot create a pair using the following code:

XmlSerializerNamespaces ns = new XmlSerializerNamespaces();   
ns.Add("", "");

Dim ns As XmlSerializerNamespaces ns = New XmlSerializerNamespaces()  
ns.Add("", "")

Constructors

XmlSerializerNamespaces()	Initializes a new instance of the XmlSerializerNamespaces class.
XmlSerializerNamespaces(XmlQualifiedName[])	Initializes a new instance of the XmlSerializerNamespaces class.
XmlSerializerNamespaces(XmlSerializerNamespaces)	Initializes a new instance of the XmlSerializerNamespaces class, using the specified instance of `XmlSerializerNamespaces` containing the collection of prefix and namespace pairs.

Properties

Count

Gets the number of prefix and namespace pairs in the collection.

Methods

Add(String, String)	Adds a prefix and namespace pair to an XmlSerializerNamespaces object.
Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToArray()	Gets the array of prefix and namespace pairs in an XmlSerializerNamespaces object.
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

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