How does one parse XML files? [closed]

Answer 1

You can use ExtendedXmlSerializer to serialize and deserialize.

Instalation You can install ExtendedXmlSerializer from nuget or run the following command:

Install-Package ExtendedXmlSerializer

Serialization:

ExtendedXmlSerializer serializer = new ExtendedXmlSerializer();
var obj = new Message();
var xml = serializer.Serialize(obj);

Deserialization

var obj2 = serializer.Deserialize(xml);

Standard XML Serializer in .NET is very limited.

• Does not support serialization of class with circular reference or class with interface property,
• Does not support Dictionaries,
• There is no mechanism for reading the old version of XML,
• If you want create custom serializer, your class must inherit from IXmlSerializable. This means that your class will not be a POCO class,
• Does not support IoC.

ExtendedXmlSerializer can do this and much more.

ExtendedXmlSerializer support .NET 4.5 or higher and .NET Core. You can integrate it with WebApi and AspCore.