generating xml for an object

[Noor]

Hi all.


I need to generate xml for a class object....

I know i can generate it if i know all the fields for an object.

but i want to create a generic routice for it.. means a routine that will
take a class object and parse and extract out all the properites with the
data and write its xml representation.

how can i do this in .net

any idea? tutorial ?

regards,
Noor

 

[Tom John]

Noor

You could use Serialization to convert the class into XML, use import
the namespace System.Xml.Serialization, then mark your class
Serializable:

<Serializable()> Public Class MyClass

Dim mText As String
Public Property Tags() As String
Get
Return mText
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As String)
mText= Value
End Set
End Property

End Class

Then to save the object:

Private Sub SaveObject()

Dim MyObject As New MyClass()

Dim Seralizer As New XmlSerializer(GetType(MyClass))
Dim XmlFile As New FileStream("C:\Temp\MyFile", _
FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write)
Dim XmlWriter As New XmlTextWriter(XmlFile, Nothing)
Seralizer.Serialize(XmlWriter, MyObjec )
XmlWriter.Close()
XmlFile.Close()
XmlFile = Nothing

End Sub

And to load the object:

Public Sub LoadObject ()

Dim Seralizer As New XmlSerializer(GetType(MyClass))
Dim XmlFile As New FileStream("C:\Temp\MyFile", _
FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read)
Dim XmlReader As New XmlTextReader(XmlFile)

Dim MyObject as MyClass = _
CType(Seralizer.Deserialize(XmlReader), MyClass)
XmlReader.Close()
XmlFile.Close()

End Sub


Hope this helps....

Tom

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

but i want to create a generic routice for it.. means a routine that will
take a class object and parse and extract out all the properites with the
data and write its xml representation.

Keyword: Reflection.

 

[scorpion53061]

Keyword: Reflection

Herfried,

Would you mind showing us a small code sample of this suggestion?

 

[Noor]

Thanks Tom ..

Im going to try this code.. will give you my feedback.
Noor

 

[Noor]

Yup.. it would much helpful for me if you show some code or atleast point to
some url.
I went to your website.. but it's not in english.. so cant understand
anything.

thanks
Noor