Serialize IPAddress

[Guest]

How might I serialize an IPAddress?

I read it needs to have a default constructor so I made a wrapper class:
[Serializable]
public class IPAddressEx : IPAddress
{
public IPAddressEx()
: base( IPAddress.None.GetAddressBytes() )
{

}

public IPAddressEx( byte[] address )
: base( address )
{

}

public static IPAddressEx Convert( IPAddress address )
{
IPAddressEx toReturn = new IPAddressEx(
address.GetAddressBytes() );

return toReturn;
}
}

But I still get an error when I serialize this IPAddressEx:
There was an error generating the XML document.

When I execute this code to serialize:
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer( typeof(
Printers.IPAddressEx ) );
XmlWriter output = XmlWriter.Create( configPath );

serializer.Serialize( output, new Printers.IPAddressEx() );

Thanks,
Chris

 

[Wei-Dong XU [MSFT]]

Hi,

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matter.

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Wei-Dong XU
Microsoft Product Support Services
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[Peter Huang [MSFT]]

Hi

To serialize XML, we need to declare some xml attribute.

Here are some links for your reference.

Troubleshooting Common Problems with the XmlSerializer
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnxmlnet/ht
ml/trblshtxsd.asp

PRB: XML Serialization: System.Xml.XmlSerializer Does Not Serialize Default
Values

Examples of XML Serialization
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpguide/htm
l/cpconAnExampleOfXMLSerializationWithXmlSerializer.asp

Introducing XML Serialization
http://winfx.msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dv_fx
serialization/html/8c63200d-db63-4a03-a93d-21641623df62.asp

Best regards,

Peter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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