Xml DeSerialization - Array Elements

Question

lookin my XML example, how I do to Deserialize it? But I need to Deserialize the Xml Element array. How I do it?

<hotels num="1">
<hotel num="1" item="2"></hotel>
<hotel num="2" item="2"></hotel>
<hotel num="3" item="2"></hotel>
<hotel num="4" item="2"></hotel>
<hotel num="5" item="2"></hotel>
</hotels>

[Serializable]
[XmlRoot("hotels")]
public class Hotels
{
[XmlElement("id")]
public string id {  get; set; }
[XmlElement("hotel")]
public Hotel hotel { get; set; }
}

[Serializable]
[XmlRoot("hotel")]
public class Hotel
{
[XmlElement("id")]
public string id {  get; set; }
[XmlElement("item")]
public string item {  get; set; }
}

whats the DataAnotation is using to determine that element is xml array? — mcamara
– mcamara, Commented Aug 24, 2012 at 21:23
I don't think this will solve your problem, but the Hotel property on the Hotels class should probably be changed to a List<Hotel> or Hotel[] — hawkke
– hawkke, Commented Aug 24, 2012 at 21:31

Darin Dimitrov · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-24 21:28:54Z

7

Try like this:

[XmlRoot("hotels")]
public class HotelData
{
    [XmlAttribute("num")]
    public string Id { get; set; }

    [XmlElement("hotel")]
    public List<Hotel> Hotels { get; set; }
}

public class Hotel
{
    [XmlAttribute("num")]
    public string Id { get; set; }

    [XmlAttribute("item")]
    public string Item { get; set; }
}

and then deserialize:

public class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(HotelData));
        using (var reader = XmlReader.Create("test.xml"))
        {
            var data = (HotelData)serializer.Deserialize(reader);
            Console.WriteLine(data.Id);
            foreach (var hotel in data.Hotels)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("num: {0}, item:{1}", hotel.Id, hotel.Item);
            }
        }
    }
}

answered Aug 24, 2012 at 21:28

Darin Dimitrov

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2 Comments

mcamara Over a year ago

but I don't need to set XmlArray in [XmlElement("hotel")] public List<Hotel> Hotels { get; set; } ?

Darin Dimitrov Over a year ago

Why won't you need? Your XML seems to contain an array of hotels. At least the example you have shown here. But maybe your actual XML is different, is it?

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