XmlSerializer::Deserialize Method (TextReader^)

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

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

// This is the class that will be deserialized.
public ref class OrderedItem
{
public:
   String^ ItemName;
   String^ Description;
   Decimal UnitPrice;
   int Quantity;
   Decimal LineTotal;

   // A custom method used to calculate price per item.
   void Calculate()
   {
      LineTotal = UnitPrice * Quantity;
   }
};

void DeserializeObject( String^ filename )
{
   Console::WriteLine( "Reading with TextReader" );

   // Create an instance of the XmlSerializer specifying type.
   XmlSerializer^ serializer = gcnew XmlSerializer( OrderedItem::typeid );

   /* Create a TextReader to read the file. Specify an
      Encoding to use. */
   TextReader^ reader = gcnew StreamReader( filename,Encoding::Unicode );

   // Declare an object variable of the type to be deserialized.
   OrderedItem^ i;

   // Use the Deserialize method to restore the object's state.
   i = dynamic_cast<OrderedItem^>(serializer->Deserialize( reader ));

   // Write out the properties of the object.
   Console::Write( "{0}\t{1}\t{2}\t{3}\t{4}", i->ItemName, i->Description, i->UnitPrice, i->Quantity, i->LineTotal );
}

int main()
{
   // Read a purchase order.
   DeserializeObject( "simple.xml" );
}