Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml
Imports System.Xml.Schema
Imports System.Xml.Serialization

<XmlRoot(Namespace:="www.contoso.com", _
    ElementName:="MyGroupName", _
    DataType:="string", _
    IsNullable:=True)> _
Public Class Group

    Private groupNameValue As String
    ' Insert code for the Group class.
    Public Sub New()

    End Sub

    Public Sub New(ByVal groupNameVal As String)

        groupNameValue = groupNameVal
    End Sub

    Property GroupName() As String
        Get
            Return groupNameValue
        End Get

        Set(ByVal Value As String)
            groupNameValue = Value
        End Set
    End Property
End Class

Public Class Test

    Shared Sub Main()

        Dim t As Test = New Test()
        t.SerializeGroup()
    End Sub

    Private Sub SerializeGroup()

        ' Create an instance of the Group class, and an
        ' instance of the XmlSerializer to serialize it.
        Dim myGroup As Group = New Group("Redmond")
        Dim ser As XmlSerializer = New XmlSerializer(GetType(Group))

        ' A FileStream is used to write the file.
        Dim fs As FileStream = New FileStream("group.xml", FileMode.Create)
        ser.Serialize(fs, myGroup)
        fs.Close()
        Console.WriteLine(myGroup.GroupName)
        Console.WriteLine("Done... Press any key to exit.")
        Console.ReadLine()
    End Sub

End Class

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Schema;
using System.Xml.Serialization;

[XmlRoot(Namespace = "www.contoso.com", 
     ElementName = "MyGroupName", 
     DataType = "string", 
     IsNullable=true)]
public class Group
{
    private string groupNameValue;
    // Insert code for the Group class.
    public Group()
    {
    }

    public Group(string groupNameVal)
    {
        groupNameValue = groupNameVal;
    }

    public string GroupName
    {
        get{return groupNameValue;}
        set{groupNameValue = value;}
    }
}
public class Test
{
    static void Main()
    {
        Test t = new Test();
        t.SerializeGroup();
    }

    private void SerializeGroup()
    {
        // Create an instance of the Group class, and an
        // instance of the XmlSerializer to serialize it.
        Group myGroup = new Group("Redmond");
        XmlSerializer ser = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Group));
        // A FileStream is used to write the file.
        FileStream fs = new FileStream("group.xml",FileMode.Create);
        ser.Serialize(fs,myGroup);
        fs.Close();
        Console.WriteLine(myGroup.GroupName);
        Console.WriteLine("Done");
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}

#using <System.Xml.dll>
#using <System.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Xml;
using namespace System::Xml::Schema;
using namespace System::Xml::Serialization;

[XmlRoot(Namespace="www.contoso.com",
ElementName="MyGroupName",
DataType="string",
IsNullable=true)]
public ref class Group
{
private:
   String^ groupNameValue;

public:

   // Insert code for the Group class.
   Group(){}

   Group( String^ groupNameVal )
   {
      groupNameValue = groupNameVal;
   }

   property String^ GroupName 
   {
      String^ get()
      {
         return groupNameValue;
      }
      void set( String^ value )
      {
         groupNameValue = value;
      }

   }

};

void SerializeGroup()
{
   // Create an instance of the Group class, and an
   // instance of the XmlSerializer to serialize it.
   Group^ myGroup = gcnew Group( "Redmond" );
   XmlSerializer^ ser = gcnew XmlSerializer( Group::typeid );

   // A FileStream is used to write the file.
   FileStream^ fs = gcnew FileStream( "group.xml",FileMode::Create );
   ser->Serialize( fs, myGroup );
   fs->Close();
   Console::WriteLine( myGroup->GroupName );
   Console::WriteLine( "Done" );
   Console::ReadLine();
}

int main()
{
   SerializeGroup();
}