XmlRootAttribute Class

Controls XML serialization of the attribute target as an XML root element.

Namespace: System.Xml.Serialization
Assembly: System.Xml (in system.xml.dll)

'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class Or AttributeTargets.Struct Or AttributeTargets.Enum Or AttributeTargets.Interface Or AttributeTargets.ReturnValue)> _
Public Class XmlRootAttribute
	Inherits Attribute
'Usage
Dim instance As XmlRootAttribute

/** @attribute AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Struct|AttributeTargets.Enum|AttributeTargets.Interface|AttributeTargets.ReturnValue) */ 
public class XmlRootAttribute extends Attribute
AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Struct|AttributeTargets.Enum|AttributeTargets.Interface|AttributeTargets.ReturnValue) 
public class XmlRootAttribute extends Attribute
Not applicable.

The XmlRootAttribute belongs to a family of attributes that controls how the XmlSerializer serializes or deserializes an object. For a complete list of similar attributes, see Attributes That Control XML Serialization.

You can apply the XmlRootAttribute to a class, structure, enumeration, or interface. You can also apply the attribute to the return value of an XML Web service method.

Every XML document must have a single root element that contains all the other elements. The XmlRootAttribute allows you to control how the XmlSerializer generates the root element by setting certain properties. For example, specify the name of the generated XML element by setting the ElementName property.

For more information about using attributes, see Extending Metadata Using Attributes.

NoteNote:

You can use the word XmlRoot in your code instead of the longer XmlRootAttribute.

The following example applies the XmlRootAttribute to a class. The attribute specifies the element name, namespace, and whether the element is qualified, and whether the xsi:nil attribute is generated if the class is set to a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

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

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

/** @attribute 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()
    {
    } //Group
    
    public Group(String groupNameVal)
    {
        groupNameValue = groupNameVal;
    } //Group

    /** @property
     */
    public String get_GroupName()
    {
        return groupNameValue;
    } //get_GroupName

    /** @property 
     */
    public void set_GroupName(String value)
    {
        groupNameValue = value;
    } //set_GroupName
} //Group

public class Test
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Test t = new Test();
        t.SerializeGroup();
    } //main

    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(Group.class.ToType());

        // 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.get_GroupName());
        Console.WriteLine("Done");
        Console.ReadLine();
    } //SerializeGroup
} //Test

System.Object
   System.Attribute
    System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRootAttribute

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 1.0

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