I have Property
public Array Data
{
get;
set;
}
But I can't serialize it since type Array is not serializable, any Idea how can I achieve this,
Thanx
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You need to give it more information; the simplest it to give it the typed array - for example, with a string array:
public string[] Data {get;set;}
It may (unsure) be possible to send untyped single-dimenstion arrays using [XmlArray] and [XmlArrayItem] to specify the type - but by the time you've done that a typed array would have been easier. I doubt that multi-dimensional arrays are supported.
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BreakHead
I can't since the Data type is unkwonn thats why I kept it as Array
decyclone
@BreakHead: How about
Object[] then? or a collection like List<Object>??
Marc Gravell
@BreakHead @decyclone
XmlSerializer is a typed serializer; it cannot [de]serialize data unless the type is predictable. There are some ways around this if you simply have a restricted set of types, rather than "anything". If the type is actually known to be one of a finite set of possibilities, then please sayYou can use a List<T> where T is the type of object in your array. Then it will be able to serialize because it knows the Type of object. I believe it serializes like this:
<ArrayOfType>
<Type>
<X>value</X>
<Y>value</Y>
</Type>
<Type>
<X>value</X>
<Y>value</Y>
</Type>
</ArrayOfType>
