' You must apply a DataContractAttribute or SerializableAttribute
' to a class to have it serialized by the DataContractSerializer.
<DataContract(Name := "Customer", [Namespace] := "http://www.contoso.com")>  _
Class Person
    Implements IExtensibleDataObject
    <DataMember()>  _
    Public FirstName As String
    <DataMember()>  _
    Public LastName As String
    <DataMember()>  _
    Public ID As Integer

    Public Sub New(ByVal newfName As String, ByVal newLName As String, ByVal newID As Integer) 
        FirstName = newfName
        LastName = newLName
        ID = newID
    End Sub 

    Private extensionData_Value As ExtensionDataObject

    Public Property ExtensionData() As ExtensionDataObject Implements _
       IExtensibleDataObject.ExtensionData
        Get
            Return extensionData_Value
        End Get
        Set
            extensionData_Value = value
        End Set
    End Property
End Class 


NotInheritable Public Class Test

    Private Sub New() 

    End Sub 

    Public Shared Sub Main() 
        Try
            WriteObject("DataContractSerializerExample.xml")
            ReadObject("DataContractSerializerExample.xml")

        Catch serExc As SerializationException
            Console.WriteLine("Serialization Failed")
            Console.WriteLine(serExc.Message)
        Catch exc As Exception
            Console.WriteLine("The serialization operation failed: {0} StackTrace: {1}", exc.Message, exc.StackTrace)

        Finally
            Console.WriteLine("Press <Enter> to exit....")
            Console.ReadLine()
        End Try
    End Sub 

    Public Shared Sub WriteObject(ByVal fileName As String) 
        Console.WriteLine("Creating a Person object and serializing it.")
        Dim p1 As New Person("Zighetti", "Barbara", 101)
        Dim writer As New FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Create)
        Dim ser As New DataContractSerializer(GetType(Person))
        ser.WriteObject(writer, p1)
        writer.Close()
    End Sub 

    Public Shared Sub ReadObject(ByVal fileName As String) 
        Console.WriteLine("Deserializing an instance of the object.")
        Dim fs As New FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open)
        Dim reader As XmlDictionaryReader = _
            XmlDictionaryReader.CreateTextReader(fs, New XmlDictionaryReaderQuotas())
        Dim ser As New DataContractSerializer(GetType(Person))

        ' Deserialize the data and read it from the instance.
        Dim deserializedPerson As Person = CType(ser.ReadObject(reader, True), Person)
        reader.Close()
        fs.Close()
        Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0} {1}, ID: {2}", deserializedPerson.FirstName, deserializedPerson.LastName, deserializedPerson.ID))
    End Sub 
End Class