public void Serialize(XmlTextWriter writer, object obj, bool writeElement)
{
//Use the IXmlSerializable implementation if needed
IXmlSerializable serializableObject = obj as IXmlSerializable;
if (serializableObject != null)
{
serializableObject.WriteXml(writer);
return;
}
//If the type can be converted directly to a string then serialize it
//as an element with text content (int, string, etc)
TypeConverter conv = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(obj);
if (CanSerialize(conv))
{
writer.WriteElementString(obj.GetType().Name.ToLowerInvariant(), conv.ConvertToInvariantString(obj));
return;
}
//Serialize the object and its public members
if (writeElement)
{
writer.WriteStartElement(obj.GetType().Name);
}
//Get the list of properties with the ones that want to be serialized as attributed listed first
List <PropertyDescriptor> props = GetSortedProperties(obj);
//Serialize the Properties
foreach (PropertyDescriptor prop in props)
{
//Get the property value
object value = prop.GetValue(obj);
if (value == null)
{
continue;
}
if (prop.IsReadOnly)
{
//if the property is read-only and is a list then serialize the content
IList list = value as IList;
if (list != null && list.Count > 0)
{
writer.WriteStartElement(prop.Name);
string elementName = prop.Name.Substring(0, prop.Name.Length - 1);
DefaultListSerializer serializer = new DefaultListSerializer(elementName);
serializer.Serialize(writer, list, false);
writer.WriteEndElement();
}
}
else
{
//Get a converter and Serialize it to a string
TypeConverter converter = prop.Converter;
if (converter == null || !converter.CanConvertTo(typeof(string)) || !converter.CanConvertFrom(typeof(string)))
{
writer.WriteStartElement(prop.Name);
ObjectSerializer.Serialize(writer, value, false);
writer.WriteEndElement();
continue;
}
string strValue = converter.ConvertToString(null, InvariantSerializationCulture, value);
if (prop.Attributes.Contains(new XmlAttributeAttribute()))
{
writer.WriteAttributeString(prop.Name, strValue);
}
else
{
writer.WriteElementString(prop.Name, strValue);
}
}
}
if (writeElement)
{
writer.WriteEndElement(); //Object element
}
}
