/// <summary>
/// Serializes xml to an XElement.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <returns></returns>
public static XElement Serialize <T>(this T objectToSerialize) where T : class
{
return(DataContractHelper.Serialize(objectToSerialize));
}
public static XElement Serialize(this Object objectToSerialize, Type type)
{
return(DataContractHelper.Serialize(objectToSerialize, type));
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserializes an xElement to the known type of T.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="xElement"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static T Deserialize <T>(this XElement xElement) where T : class
{
return(DataContractHelper.Deserialize <T>(xElement));
}
