XML serialization of a collection in C#
- by Archana R
I have two classes as follows:
public class Info
{
[XmlAttribute] public string language;
public int version;
public Book book;
public Info() { }
public Info(string l, int v, string author, int quantity, int price)
{
this.language = l;
this.version = v;
book = new Book(author, quantity, price);
}
}
public class Book
{
[XmlAttribute] public string author;
public int quantity;
public int price;
[XmlIgnore]public int total;
public NameValueCollection nvcollection = new NameValueCollection();
public Book() { }
public Book(string author, int quantity, int price)
{
this.author = author;
this.quantity = quantity;
this.price = price;
total = quantity * price;
nvcollection.Add(author, price.ToString());
}
}
I have created an ArrayList which adds the two instances of Info class as follows:
FileStream fs = new FileStream("SerializedInfo.XML", FileMode.Create);
List<Info> arrList = new List<Info>();
XmlSerializer xs = new XmlSerializer(typeof(List<Info>));
Info pObj = new Info("ABC", 3, "DEF", 2, 6);
Info pObj1 = new Info("GHI", 4, "JKL", 2, 8);
arrList.Add(pObj);
arrList.Add(pObj1);
xs.Serialize(fs, arrList);
fs.Close();
But when I try to serialize, I get an exception as "There was an error reflecting type 'System.Collections.Generic.List`1[ConsoleApplicationSerialization.Info]'."
Can anyone help me with it?
Also, instead of namevaluecollection, which type of structure can i use?
