XML Serialization in C#

Simple Serialize and de-Serialize to and from XML. This sample takes a C# object and serializes to XML file. Also it reads contents from a XML file and de-serializes it.

 

Happy coding.

 

Cheers

Adam

public class CSerializeController

    {

        public bool Serialize(object InData, string FQXMLFileNametoSave)

        {

            bool ToGobool = false;

            StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(FQXMLFileNametoSave);

            System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer TheXmlSerializer = new System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer(InData.GetType());

            try

            {

                TheXmlSerializer.Serialize(sw, InData);

                ToGobool = true;

            }

            catch (Exception ex)

            {

                throw new Exception(ex.ToString() + " - Error in function Serialize");

            }

            finally

            {

                sw.Close();

                sw.Dispose();

            }

            return ToGobool;

        }

 

        public object DeSerialize(object InEmptyData, string FQXMLFileNametoLoad)

        {

            object ToGoobject = new object();

            StreamReader sr = null;

            try

            {

                sr = new StreamReader(FQXMLFileNametoLoad);

                System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer serializer = new System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer(InEmptyData.GetType());

                ToGoobject = (object)serializer.Deserialize(sr);

            }

            catch (Exception ex)

            {

                ToGoobject = null;

                throw new Exception(ex.ToString() + " - Error in function DeSerialize");

            }

            finally

            {

                if (sr != null)

                {

                    sr.Close();

                    sr.Dispose();

                }

            }

            return ToGoobject;

        }

}