Serialize an object to XML

Question

I have a C# class that I have inherited. I have successfully \"built\" the object. But I need to serialize the object to XML. Is there an easy way to do it?

It looks

Answer 1

public string ObjectToXML(object input)
{
    try
    {
        var stringwriter = new System.IO.StringWriter();
        var serializer = new XmlSerializer(input.GetType());
        serializer.Serialize(stringwriter, input);
        return stringwriter.ToString();
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        if (ex.InnerException != null)
            ex = ex.InnerException;

        return "Could not convert: " + ex.Message;
    }
}

//Usage
var res = ObjectToXML(obj)

You need to use following classes:

using System.IO;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Serialization;