XmlAttributes.XmlType Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Xml.Serialization

Assembly:

System.Xml.XmlSerializer.dll

Source:

XmlAttributes.cs

Gets or sets an object that specifies how the XmlSerializer serializes a class to which the XmlTypeAttribute has been applied.

public:
 property System::Xml::Serialization::XmlTypeAttribute ^ XmlType { System::Xml::Serialization::XmlTypeAttribute ^ get(); void set(System::Xml::Serialization::XmlTypeAttribute ^ value); };

public System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute? XmlType { get; set; }

member this.XmlType : System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute with get, set

Public Property XmlType As XmlTypeAttribute

Property Value

XmlTypeAttribute

An XmlTypeAttribute that overrides an XmlTypeAttribute applied to a class declaration.

Examples

The following example creates an XmlTypeAttribute object, and assigns it to the XmlType property of an XmlAttributes object.

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

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Xml::Serialization;
public ref class Car
{
public:
   int ID;
};

public ref class Transportation
{
public:
   array<Car^>^Cars;
};

// Return an XmlSerializer used for overriding.
XmlSerializer^ CreateOverrider()
{
   // Create the XmlAttributes and XmlAttributeOverrides objects.
   XmlAttributes^ attrs = gcnew XmlAttributes;
   XmlAttributeOverrides^ xOver = gcnew XmlAttributeOverrides;

   /* Create an XmlTypeAttribute and change the name of the 
      XML type. */
   XmlTypeAttribute^ xType = gcnew XmlTypeAttribute;
   xType->TypeName = "Autos";

   // Set the XmlTypeAttribute to the XmlType property.
   attrs->XmlType = xType;

   /* Add the XmlAttributes to the XmlAttributeOverrides,
      specifying the member to override. */
   xOver->Add( Car::typeid, attrs );

   // Create the XmlSerializer, and return it.
   XmlSerializer^ xSer = gcnew XmlSerializer( Transportation::typeid,xOver );
   return xSer;
}

void SerializeObject( String^ filename )
{
   // Create an XmlSerializer instance.
   XmlSerializer^ xSer = CreateOverrider();

   // Create object and serialize it.
   Transportation^ myTransportation = gcnew Transportation;
   Car^ c1 = gcnew Car;
   c1->ID = 12;
   Car^ c2 = gcnew Car;
   c2->ID = 44;
   array<Car^>^temp0 = {c1,c2};
   myTransportation->Cars = temp0;

   // To write the file, a TextWriter is required.
   TextWriter^ writer = gcnew StreamWriter( filename );
   xSer->Serialize( writer, myTransportation );
}

int main()
{
   SerializeObject( "XmlType.xml" );
}

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

public class Transportation
{
   public Car[] Cars;
}

public class Car
{
   public int ID;
}

public class Test
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      Test t = new Test();
      t.SerializeObject("XmlType.xml");
   }

   // Return an XmlSerializer used for overriding.
   public XmlSerializer CreateOverrider()
   {
      // Create the XmlAttributes and XmlAttributeOverrides objects.
      XmlAttributes attrs = new XmlAttributes();
      XmlAttributeOverrides xOver = new XmlAttributeOverrides();

      /* Create an XmlTypeAttribute and change the name of the
         XML type. */
      XmlTypeAttribute xType = new XmlTypeAttribute();
      xType.TypeName = "Autos";

      // Set the XmlTypeAttribute to the XmlType property.
      attrs.XmlType = xType;

      /* Add the XmlAttributes to the XmlAttributeOverrides,
         specifying the member to override. */
      xOver.Add(typeof(Car), attrs);

      // Create the XmlSerializer, and return it.
      XmlSerializer xSer = new XmlSerializer
      (typeof(Transportation), xOver);
      return xSer;
   }

   public void SerializeObject(string filename)
   {
      // Create an XmlSerializer instance.
      XmlSerializer xSer = CreateOverrider();

      // Create object and serialize it.
      Transportation myTransportation =
      new Transportation();

      Car c1 = new Car();
      c1.ID = 12;

      Car c2 = new Car();
      c2.ID = 44;

      myTransportation.Cars = new Car[2]{c1,c2};

      // To write the file, a TextWriter is required.
      TextWriter writer = new StreamWriter(filename);
      xSer.Serialize(writer, myTransportation);
   }
}

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml.Serialization


Public Class Transportation
    Public Cars() As Car
End Class

Public Class Car
    Public ID As Integer
End Class


Public Class Test
    
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim t As New Test()
        t.SerializeObject("XmlType.xml")
    End Sub
    
    
    ' Return an XmlSerializer used for overriding.
    Public Function CreateOverrider() As XmlSerializer
        ' Create the XmlAttributes and XmlAttributeOverrides objects.
        Dim attrs As New XmlAttributes()
        Dim xOver As New XmlAttributeOverrides()
        
        ' Create an XmlTypeAttribute and change the name of the
        ' XML type. 
        Dim xType As New XmlTypeAttribute()
        xType.TypeName = "Autos"
        
        ' Set the XmlTypeAttribute to the XmlType property.
        attrs.XmlType = xType
        
        ' Add the XmlAttributes to the XmlAttributeOverrides,
        ' specifying the member to override. 
        xOver.Add(GetType(Car), attrs)
        
        ' Create the XmlSerializer, and return it.
        Dim xSer As New XmlSerializer(GetType(Transportation), xOver)
        Return xSer
    End Function
    
    
    Public Sub SerializeObject(ByVal filename As String)
        ' Create an XmlSerializer instance.
        Dim xSer As XmlSerializer = CreateOverrider()
        
        ' Create an object and serialize it.
        Dim myTransportation As New Transportation()
        
        Dim c1 As New Car()
        c1.ID = 12
        
        Dim c2 As New Car()
        c2.ID = 44
        
        myTransportation.Cars = New Car(1) {c1, c2}
        
        ' To write the file, a TextWriter is required.
        Dim writer As New StreamWriter(filename)
        xSer.Serialize(writer, myTransportation)
    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

The XmlTypeAttribute can be used to control how a type is serialized by the XmlSerializer. For example, by default, when a type is serialized, the XmlSerializer uses the class name as the XML element name. By creating an XmlTypeAttribute, setting the XmlType property to it, and creating an XmlAttributeOverrides object, you can change the XML element name.