C# Deserialize Array as root element

Question

I have an XML document I need to deserialize where the root element is an array of items, such as

<Items>
  <Item></Item>
  <Item></Item>
</Items>

I have tried creating a class that inherits from a collection such as like...

public class Items : IEnumerable<Item>

but I have not been able to get it to work. I get an error that says, <items> is not expected. I am not even sure it is possible to do what I'm trying to do.

Ondrej Tucny · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-04 14:09:20Z

2

The following declaration of the Items class works as you need:

[XmlRoot("Items")]
public class Items : List<Item>
{
}

The XmlRootAttribute does the trick, letting the XmlSerializer know about the root element. It then expects elements for items named according to the the Item class.

answered Oct 4, 2019 at 14:09

Ondrej Tucny

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Danny Ellis Jr. Over a year ago

Perfect! Thanks very much.

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