Read From XML File into C# Class Using Serialization

Question

I have the following XML file that i am trying to read into a class in c# using DE-serialization:

Answer 1

You can use the XmlElementAttribute to simplify your C# naming.

Indicates that a public field or property represents an XML element when the XmlSerializer serializes or deserializes the object that contains it.

You will need to use XmlArrayItemAttribute for the Mappings element.

Represents an attribute that specifies the derived types that the XmlSerializer can place in a serialized array.

Classes:

[XmlType("PropertiesMapping")]
public class PropertyMapping
{
    public PropertyMapping()
    {
        Properties = new List();
    }

    [XmlElement("Property")]
    public List Properties { get; set; }
}

public class Property
{
    public Property()
    {
        Mappings = new List();
    }

    [XmlElement("WEB_Class")]
    public string WebClass { get; set; }

    [XmlElement("COM_Class")]
    public string ComClass { get; set; }

    [XmlArray("Mappings")]
    [XmlArrayItem("Map")]
    public List Mappings { get; set; }
}

[XmlType("Map")]
public class Mapping
{
    [XmlElement("WEB_Property")]
    public string WebProperty { get; set; }

    [XmlElement("COM_Property")]
    public string ComProperty { get; set; }
}

Demo:

PropertyMapping result;

var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(PropertyMapping));

using(var stream = new StringReader(data))
using(var reader = XmlReader.Create(stream))
{
    result = (PropertyMapping) serializer.Deserialize(reader);
}