Serialize a dataset

[Guest]

How do a serialize a dataset?
I tried
string buf;
buf = mydataset.GetXml();
I got the data but no Schema.
There is a GetXmlSchema, but I want everything together.
Can I append the dataset string to the schema string and get a complete
dataset?

 

[Matt Noonan]

This will give you the schema:

StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
XmlSerializer ser = new XmlSerializer(typeof(DataSet));
ser.Serialize(writer, dataSet);
return writer.ToString();