The example in this tip uses an
ArrayList object to serialize, deserialize, and store itself in an XML file. However, you can also use user-defined objects. First, add items to an
ArrayList object:
ArrayList myItems = new ArrayList();
myItems.Add("item1");
myItems.Add("item2");
myItems.Add("item3");
Next, you need to serialize the
myItems object and store it in a file named
myItems.xml:
System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer serializer =
new System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer(typeof(ArrayList));
System.IO.TextWriter writer =
new System.IO.StreamWriter("myItems.xml", false);
serializer.Serialize(writer, myItems);
writer.Close();
Finally, deserialize the same object from
myItems.xml:
System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer serializer =
new System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer(typeof(ArrayList));
System.IO.TextReader reader =
new System.IO.StreamReader("myItems.xml");
ArrayList ObjItems = (ArrayList)serializer.Deserialize(reader);
reader.Close();
