public static string SerializeToXML(Person p)
{
XmlSerializer ser = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Person));
string xml;
using (StringWriter sw = new StringWriter())
{
ser.Serialize(sw, p);
xml = sw.ToString();
}
return xml;
}
static void XMLSerializationDemo()
{
Person p = new Person { FirstName = "Boris", LastName = "Jeltsin", Age = 87};
string xml = ImTheSerializerGeek.SerializeToXML(p);
Console.WriteLine("Serializing Person object...\nOutput:");
Console.WriteLine(xml);
Console.WriteLine("Now lets deserialize it! - Press any key to continue...");
Console.ReadLine();
Person pBack = ImTheSerializerGeek.DeserializeFromXML(xml);
Console.WriteLine("Result: FirstName:{0}, LastName:{1}, Age:{2}",pBack.FirstName,pBack.LastName,pBack.Age);
Console.ReadLine();
}