Option Explicit
Option Strict

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml.Serialization
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic


Public Class Group
    ' The XmlArrayItemAttribute allows the XmlSerializer to insert
    ' both the base type (Employee) and derived type (Manager)
    ' into serialized arrays. 
    
    <XmlArrayItem(GetType(Manager)), _
     XmlArrayItem(GetType(Employee))> _
    Public Employees() As Employee
    
    ' Use the XmlArrayItemAttribute to specify types allowed
    ' in an array of Object items. 
    <XmlArray(), _
     XmlArrayItem(GetType(Integer), ElementName := "MyNumber"), _
     XmlArrayItem(GetType(String), ElementName := "MyString"), _
     XmlArrayItem(GetType(Manager))> _
    Public ExtraInfo() As Object
End Class

Public Class Employee
    Public Name As String
End Class

Public Class Manager
    Inherits Employee
    Public Level As Integer
End Class


Public Class Run
    
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim test As New Run()
        test.SerializeObject("TypeDoc.xml")
        test.DeserializeObject("TypeDoc.xml")
    End Sub
    
       
    Public Sub SerializeObject(ByVal filename As String)
        ' Creates a new XmlSerializer.
        Dim s As New XmlSerializer(GetType(Group))
        
        ' Writing the XML file to disk requires a TextWriter.
        Dim writer As New StreamWriter(filename)
        Dim group As New Group()
        
        Dim manager As New Manager()
        Dim emp1 As New Employee()
        Dim emp2 As New Employee()
        manager.Name = "Consuela"
        manager.Level = 3
        emp1.Name = "Seiko"
        emp2.Name = "Martina"
        Dim emps() As Employee = {manager, emp1, emp2}
        group.Employees = emps
        
        ' Creates an int and a string and assigns to ExtraInfo.
        group.ExtraInfo = New Object() {43, "Extra", manager}
        
        ' Serializes the object, and closes the StreamWriter.
        s.Serialize(writer, group)
        writer.Close()
    End Sub
    
    
    Public Sub DeserializeObject(ByVal filename As String)
        Dim fs As New FileStream(filename, FileMode.Open)
        Dim x As New XmlSerializer(GetType(Group))
        Dim g As Group = CType(x.Deserialize(fs), Group)
        Console.WriteLine("Members:")
        
        Dim e As Employee
        For Each e In  g.Employees
            Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab & e.Name)
        Next e
    End Sub
End Class

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

public class Group
{  
   /* The XmlArrayItemAttribute allows the XmlSerializer to insert
      both the base type (Employee) and derived type (Manager) 
      into serialized arrays. */

   [XmlArrayItem(typeof(Manager)),
   XmlArrayItem(typeof(Employee))]
   public Employee[] Employees;

   /* Use the XmlArrayItemAttribute to specify types allowed
      in an array of Object items. */
   [XmlArray]
   [XmlArrayItem (typeof(int),
   ElementName = "MyNumber"),
   XmlArrayItem (typeof(string),
   ElementName = "MyString"),
   XmlArrayItem(typeof(Manager))]
   public object [] ExtraInfo;
}   

public class Employee
{
   public string Name;
}

public class Manager:Employee{
   public int Level;
}

public class Run
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      Run test = new Run();
      test.SerializeObject("TypeDoc.xml");
      test.DeserializeObject("TypeDoc.xml");
   }


   public void SerializeObject(string filename)
   {
      // Creates a new XmlSerializer.
      XmlSerializer s = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Group));

      // Writing the XML file to disk requires a TextWriter.
      TextWriter writer = new StreamWriter(filename);
      Group group = new Group();
      
      Manager manager = new Manager();
      Employee emp1 = new Employee();
      Employee emp2 = new Employee();
      manager.Name = "Consuela";
      manager.Level = 3;
      emp1.Name = "Seiko";
      emp2.Name = "Martina";
      Employee [] emps = new Employee[3]{manager, emp1, emp2};
      group.Employees = emps;

      // Creates an int and a string and assigns to ExtraInfo.
      group.ExtraInfo = new Object[3]{43, "Extra", manager};

      // Serializes the object, and closes the StreamWriter.
      s.Serialize(writer, group);
      writer.Close();
   }

   public void DeserializeObject(string filename)
   {
      FileStream fs = new FileStream(filename, FileMode.Open);
      XmlSerializer x = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Group));
      Group g = (Group) x.Deserialize(fs);
      Console.WriteLine("Members:");
      
      foreach(Employee e in g.Employees) 
      {
         Console.WriteLine("\t" + e.Name);
      }
   }
}
   

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

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

public ref class Employee
{
public:
   String^ Name;
};

public ref class Manager: public Employee
{
public:
   int Level;
};

public ref class Group
{
public:

   /* The XmlArrayItemAttribute allows the XmlSerializer to insert
      both the base type (Employee) and derived type (Manager) 
      into serialized arrays. */

   [XmlArrayItem(Manager::typeid),
   XmlArrayItem(Employee::typeid)]
   array<Employee^>^Employees;

   /* Use the XmlArrayItemAttribute to specify types allowed
      in an array of Object items. */

   [XmlArray]
   [XmlArrayItem(Int32::typeid,
   ElementName="MyNumber"),
   XmlArrayItem(String::typeid,
   ElementName="MyString"),
   XmlArrayItem(Manager::typeid)]
   array<Object^>^ExtraInfo;
};

void SerializeObject( String^ filename )
{
   // Creates a new XmlSerializer.
   XmlSerializer^ s = gcnew XmlSerializer( Group::typeid );

   // Writing the XML file to disk requires a TextWriter.
   TextWriter^ writer = gcnew StreamWriter( filename );
   Group^ group = gcnew Group;
   Manager^ manager = gcnew Manager;
   Employee^ emp1 = gcnew Employee;
   Employee^ emp2 = gcnew Employee;
   manager->Name = "Consuela";
   manager->Level = 3;
   emp1->Name = "Seiko";
   emp2->Name = "Martina";
   array<Employee^>^emps = {manager,emp1,emp2};
   group->Employees = emps;

   // Creates an int and a string and assigns to ExtraInfo.
   array<Object^>^temp = {43,"Extra",manager};
   group->ExtraInfo = temp;

   // Serializes the object, and closes the StreamWriter.
   s->Serialize( writer, group );
   writer->Close();
}

void DeserializeObject( String^ filename )
{
   FileStream^ fs = gcnew FileStream( filename,FileMode::Open );
   XmlSerializer^ x = gcnew XmlSerializer( Group::typeid );
   Group^ g = dynamic_cast<Group^>(x->Deserialize( fs ));
   Console::WriteLine( "Members:" );
   System::Collections::IEnumerator^ myEnum = g->Employees->GetEnumerator();
   while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
   {
      Employee^ e = safe_cast<Employee^>(myEnum->Current);
      Console::WriteLine( "\t{0}", e->Name );
   }
}

int main()
{
   SerializeObject( "TypeDoc.xml" );
   DeserializeObject( "TypeDoc.xml" );
}

import System.*;
import System.IO.*;
import System.Xml.Serialization.*;

public class Group
{
    /* The XmlArrayItemAttribute allows the XmlSerializer to insert
       both the base type (Employee) and derived type (Manager) 
       into serialized arrays. 
    */
    /** @attribute XmlArrayItem(Manager.class)
        @attribute XmlArrayItem(Employee.class)
     */
    public Employee employees[];

    /* Use the XmlArrayItemAttribute to specify types allowed
       in an array of Object items. 
    */
    /** @attribute XmlArray()
     */
    /** @attribute XmlArrayItem(int.class, ElementName = "MyNumber")
        @attribute XmlArrayItem(String.class, ElementName = "MyString")
        @attribute XmlArrayItem(Manager.class)
     */
    public Object extraInfo[];
} //Group

public class Employee
{
    public String name;
} //Employee

public class Manager extends Employee
{
    public int level;
} //Manager

public class Run
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Run test = new Run();
        test.SerializeObject("TypeDoc.xml");
        test.DeserializeObject("TypeDoc.xml");
    } //main

    public void SerializeObject(String fileName)
    {
        // Creates a new XmlSerializer.
        XmlSerializer s = new XmlSerializer(Group.class.ToType());

        // Writing the XML file to disk requires a TextWriter.
        TextWriter writer = new StreamWriter(fileName);
        Group group = new Group();
        Manager manager = new Manager();
        Employee emp1 = new Employee();
        Employee emp2 = new Employee();

        manager.name = "Consuela";
        manager.level = 3;
        emp1.name = "Seiko";
        emp2.name = "Martina";

        Employee emps[] = new Employee[] { manager, emp1, emp2 };
        group.employees = emps;

        // Creates an int and a string and assigns to ExtraInfo.
        group.extraInfo = new Object[] { (Int32)43, "Extra", manager };

        // Serializes the object, and closes the StreamWriter.
        s.Serialize(writer, group);
        writer.Close();
    } //SerializeObject

    public void DeserializeObject(String fileName)
    {
        FileStream fs = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open);
        XmlSerializer x = new XmlSerializer(Group.class.ToType());
        Group g = (Group)(x.Deserialize(fs));

        Console.WriteLine("Members:");
        for (int iCtr = 0; iCtr < g.employees.length; iCtr++) {
            Employee e = (Employee)g.employees.get_Item(iCtr);
            Console.WriteLine("\t" + e.name);
        }
    } //DeserializeObject
} //Run