Deserialize XML without namespaces but in a class expecting namespaces

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Omitting all xml namespaces when serializing an object? Not the same.. I want in the other way: Deserialize!

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Answer 1

In order to deserialize XML without namespace add XmlRoot attribute to the class that represents the top of your hierarchy:

[XmlRoot(ElementName="plugins", Namespace="")]

In my example the Xml has no namespace and starts like

<...

The class that it deserializes to:

[XmlRoot(ElementName="plugins", Namespace="")]
public class Plugins
{
   //...
}

Obviously, your situation may be a slightly different, but this code works for me:

using (FileStream stream = File.Open(filePath, FileMode.Open))
{
   XmlReader reader = new XmlTextReader(stream);                
   XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Plugins));
   var plugins = (Plugins)serializer.Deserialize(reader);
}

-Stan