serialization - include collection property

Why the collection property is not included in the ouput
serialization ?

I have a custom generic collection (implements icollection): Events of
objects: Event.

Event is a simple class exposing, let's say, one property: name

Public Class Event
<XmlAttribute("name")_
Public EventName As string
end class

Events Implements ICollection
Public EventColor as string
......

Everything works except when I save the xml file I'm expecting to get
smth like:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<events xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" EVENTCOLOR="some color">
<event eventname="some name" />
</events>

EVENTCOLOR attribute is not in the xml, any idea ?

Thanks,
xkeIn your example EventColor isn't a part of the class Event, and thus
wouldn't get serialized along with it. The only member Event has is
EventName. Is EventName getting serialized? What output are you getting?

--
Andrew Faust
andrew[at]andrewfaust.com
http://www.andrewfaust.com
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Why the collection property is not included in the ouput
serialization ?
>
I have a custom generic collection (implements icollection): Events of
objects: Event.
>
Event is a simple class exposing, let's say, one property: name
>
Public Class Event
<XmlAttribute("name")_
Public EventName As string
end class
>
>
Events Implements ICollection
Public EventColor as string
......
>
Everything works except when I save the xml file I'm expecting to get
smth like:
>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<events xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" EVENTCOLOR="some color">
<event eventname="some name" />
</events>
>
EVENTCOLOR attribute is not in the xml, any idea ?
>
Thanks,
xke
>

Hi Andrew,

Yes, EventName gets serialized as member of Event class. Question
would be: why the parent collection class properties don't get
serialized ?
Problem I have is not with the Event class but with Events class (the
collection). I thought Events class members will be also serialized.

It's quite basic what I am trying to do, it should work. If you have
any ideas pls help.

Thanks,
xke

On Oct 22, 10:06 pm, "Andrew Faust" <and...@.andrewfaust.comwrote:

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In your example EventColor isn't a part of the class Event, and thus
wouldn't get serialized along with it. The only member Event has is
EventName. Is EventName getting serialized? What output are you getting?
>
--
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andrew[at]andrewfaust.comhttp://www.andrewfaust.com
>
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Why the collection property is not included in the ouput
serialization ?

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I have a custom generic collection (implements icollection): Events of
objects: Event.

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Event is a simple class exposing, let's say, one property: name

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Public Class Event
<XmlAttribute("name")_
Public EventName As string
end class

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Events Implements ICollection
Public EventColor as string
......

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Everything works except when I save the xml file I'm expecting to get
smth like:

>

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<events xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" EVENTCOLOR="some color">
<event eventname="some name" />
</events>

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EVENTCOLOR attribute is not in the xml, any idea ?

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xke- Hide quoted text -

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Sorry. Misread your original post.

According to this article the Serializer only supports writing out the
actual objects contained in an ICollection and not the actual properties of
the collection itself.

http://www.diranieh.com/NETSerializ...rialization.htm
I would recommend a slight restructuring to something like this

class Events
{
public string EventColor;
private List<Eventm_Events;
public Event[] UpcomingEvents
{
get { return m_Events.ToArray(); }
set {
m_Events = new List<Event>();
m_Events.AddRange(value);
}
}
}

Then serialize the Events class.

"xke" wrote:

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Hi Andrew,
>
Yes, EventName gets serialized as member of Event class. Question
would be: why the parent collection class properties don't get
serialized ?
Problem I have is not with the Event class but with Events class (the
collection). I thought Events class members will be also serialized.
>
It's quite basic what I am trying to do, it should work. If you have
any ideas pls help.
>
Thanks,
xke
>
On Oct 22, 10:06 pm, "Andrew Faust" <and...@.andrewfaust.comwrote:

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In your example EventColor isn't a part of the class Event, and thus
wouldn't get serialized along with it. The only member Event has is
EventName. Is EventName getting serialized? What output are you getting?

--
Andrew Faust
andrew[at]andrewfaust.comhttp://www.andrewfaust.com

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Why the collection property is not included in the ouput
serialization ?

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I have a custom generic collection (implements icollection): Events of
objects: Event.

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Event is a simple class exposing, let's say, one property: name

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Public Class Event
<XmlAttribute("name")_
Public EventName As string
end class

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Events Implements ICollection
Public EventColor as string
......

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Everything works except when I save the xml file I'm expecting to get
smth like:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<events xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" EVENTCOLOR="some color">
<event eventname="some name" />
</events>

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EVENTCOLOR attribute is not in the xml, any idea ?

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beautiful idea / will give it a try tomorrow

thanks,
xke

On Oct 23, 1:28 pm, Andrew Faust <afa...@.nospam.nospamwrote:

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Sorry. Misread your original post.
>
According to this article the Serializer only supports writing out the
actual objects contained in an ICollection and not the actual properties of
the collection itself.
>
http://www.diranieh.com/NETSerializ...rialization.htm
>
I would recommend a slight restructuring to something like this
>
class Events
{
public string EventColor;
private List<Eventm_Events;
public Event[] UpcomingEvents
{
get { return m_Events.ToArray(); }
set {
m_Events = new List<Event>();
m_Events.AddRange(value);
}
}
>
}
>
Then serialize the Events class.
>
>
>
"xke" wrote:

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Hi Andrew,

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Yes, EventName gets serialized as member of Event class. Question
would be: why the parent collection class properties don't get
serialized ?
Problem I have is not with the Event class but with Events class (the
collection). I thought Events class members will be also serialized.

>

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It's quite basic what I am trying to do, it should work. If you have
any ideas pls help.

>

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Thanks,
xke

>

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In your example EventColor isn't a part of the class Event, and thus
wouldn't get serialized along with it. The only member Event has is
EventName. Is EventName getting serialized? What output are you getting?

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I have a custom generic collection (implements icollection): Events of
objects: Event.

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Event is a simple class exposing, let's say, one property: name

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Public Class Event
<XmlAttribute("name")_
Public EventName As string
end class

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Events Implements ICollection
Public EventColor as string
......

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Everything works except when I save the xml file I'm expecting to get
smth like:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<events xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" EVENTCOLOR="some color">
<event eventname="some name" />
</events>

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