I need to serialize a class so that the serialization will include all nested value types properties.
I found it somewhat hard to generalize it in English (Not a native speaker, so an edit to the wording is welcomed), so I'll explain:
- If the property is of a value type - serialize its name and value
-
If the property is of a Nullable type: If its value is non-null, do as above (Essentialy, serialize the Nullable's
Value
property); else, don't serialize it. -
If the property is of a class type, serialize the class' properties according to the above, and do not serialize the class name.
For example, this:
public class SerializeMe
{
public int A { get; set; }
public int? B { get; set; }
public int? C { get; set; }
public MyClass MyClass { get; set;}
}
public class MyClass
{
public int Z { get; set;}
}
If instantiated like this:
public static void Main()
{
var instance = new SerializeMe
{
A = 1,
B = 3,
MyClass = new MyClass { Z = 2},
});
}
Should be serialized like this:
<SerializeMe>
<A>1</A>
<B>3</B>
<Z>2</Z>
</SerializeMe>
But I don't know how to do the last bullet, and I end with:
<SerializeMe>
<A>1</A>
<B>3</B>
<UndesiredTag><Z>2</Z></UndesiredTag>
</SerializeMe>
Now, the last bullet requirement invites recursion, but as I understand from this answer, it's the parent class' WriteXml
that may be able to omit the <UndesiredTag>
tag, while the nested class can't.
So, what I currently have (fiddle):
using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Schema;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using System.IO;
public class SerializeMe : IXmlSerializable
{
public int A { get; set; }
public int? B { get; set; }
public int? C { get; set; }
public MyClass MyClass { get; set;}
public void WriteXml(XmlWriter writer)
{
Program.WriteXml<SerializeMe>(writer, this);
}
public void ReadXml(XmlReader reader) {}
public XmlSchema GetSchema() { return null; }
}
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class)]
public class Nested : Attribute
{}
[Nested]
public class MyClass : IXmlSerializable
{
public int Z { get; set;}
public void WriteXml(XmlWriter writer)
{
Program.WriteXml<MyClass>(writer, this);
}
public void ReadXml(XmlReader reader) {}
public XmlSchema GetSchema() { return null; }
}
public class Program
{
public static void Main()
{
var s = XmlSerialize<SerializeMe>(new SerializeMe
{
A = 1,
B = 3,
MyClass = new MyClass { Z = 2},
});
Console.WriteLine(s);
}
public static string XmlSerialize<T>(T entity) where T : class
{
XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings();
settings.OmitXmlDeclaration = true;
XmlSerializer xsSubmit = new XmlSerializer(typeof(T));
StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(sw, settings))
{
var xmlns = new XmlSerializerNamespaces();
xmlns.Add(string.Empty, string.Empty);
xsSubmit.Serialize(writer, entity, xmlns);
return sw.ToString();
}
}
public static void WriteXml<T>(XmlWriter writer, T obj)
{
PropertyInfo[] props = obj.GetType().GetProperties();
foreach (var prop in props)
{
var val = prop.GetValue(obj);
if (val != null)
{
if (prop.PropertyType.IsValueType ||
prop.PropertyType.IsGenericType &&
prop.PropertyType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(Nullable<>))
{
writer.WriteElementString(prop.Name, val.ToString());
}
else
{
if (prop.PropertyType.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(Nested)) != null)
{
writer.WriteStartElement("UndesiredTag"); // If only I could use an empty string...
((dynamic)val).WriteXml(writer);
writer.WriteEndElement();
}
}
}
}
}
}
Note that my current code assumes only one level of nesting. If you think you can solve my issue using a recursion, it would be better - since you'd allow multiple nesting levels.
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