XmlSerializer.FromTypes Method
Returns an array of XmlSerializer objects created from an array of types.
Namespace: System.Xml.Serialization
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Parameters
- types
- Type: System.Type[]
An array of Type objects.
The FromTypes method allows you to efficiently create an array of XmlSerializer objects for processing an array of Type objects.
The following example uses the FromTypes method to return an array of XmlSerializer objects. The code includes three class definitions that are each used to create an array of Type objects.
using System; using System.IO; using System.Xml.Serialization; /* Three classes are included here. Each one will be used to create three XmlSerializer objects. */ public class Instrument { public string InstrumentName; } public class Player { public string PlayerName; } public class Piece { public string PieceName; } public class Test { public static void Main() { Test t = new Test(); t.GetSerializers(); } public void GetSerializers() { // Create an array of types. Type[]types = new Type[3]; types[0] = typeof(Instrument); types[1] = typeof(Player); types[2] = typeof(Piece); // Create an array for XmlSerializer objects. XmlSerializer[]serializers= new XmlSerializer[3]; serializers = XmlSerializer.FromTypes(types); // Create one Instrument and serialize it. Instrument i = new Instrument(); i.InstrumentName = "Piano"; // Create a TextWriter to write with. TextWriter writer = new StreamWriter("Inst.xml"); serializers[0].Serialize(writer,i); writer.Close(); } }
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
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