XmlElementAttribute.ElementName Property
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Gets or sets the name of the generated XML element.
Namespace: System.Xml.Serialization
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property ElementName As String
public string ElementName { get; set; }
Property Value
Type: System.String
The name of the generated XML element. The default is the member identifier.
Remarks
Specify an ElementName if you want the name of the generated XML element to differ from the member's identifier.
You can set the same ElementName value to more than one class member if the generated XML document uses XML namespaces to distinguish between the identically named members.
For more information about
how to use namespaces and prefixed names in the XML document, see the XmlSerializerNamespaces class.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.