XML Array Serialization

Question

I'm using client methods for soap web service. On one of the methods it has a parameter as string[] list, so i create...

string[] myList = { "12345678" };

and i send off the request via the client method but i get an error saying SAXException Found character data inside an array element while deserializing. I know the client method sends this inside the envelope.

<List>12345678</List>

Which is supposed to be like this...

<List><string>12345678</string></List>

I've tried the following and still do not get the result which i need.

[XmlArrayItem("m")]
public string[] list
{
   get; set;
}

i did this to use the class above,

string[] a = new string[] { "12345678" };
list = a;

and the result is the same,

<List>12345678</List>

Can we see some code? what have you tried already? Looks similar to stackoverflow.com/questions/2815421/… — Immortal Blue
– Immortal Blue, Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 14:24
Your actual is result is expected. You are not trying to serialize a list you are trying to serialize multiple strings huge difference. If you want to serialize a collection its possible but requires additional code: stackoverflow.com/questions/126155/… — Security Hound
– Security Hound, Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 14:32
Title edited because the question is not related to C#, but to XML Serialization in general. — John Saunders
– John Saunders, Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 14:51
Ramhound i followed the link you posted but i still can't get the result. any help? — Fonzy
– Fonzy, Commented Mar 5, 2013 at 16:26

Fonzy · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-05 19:52:09Z

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I had to modify the wsdl in the type it had maxOccurs="Unbounded" type="xsd:string" i changed it to minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" type="xsd:ArrayOfString" and regenerate the client code. And it worked. Thanks for the suggestions.

answered Mar 5, 2013 at 19:52

Fonzy

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