how to control the xml output during serialization

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if any property is blank or null then for that property xml tag is generated like </Attention> but i want to generate it like <Attention></Attention>. so implement IXmlSerializable interface and from the WriteXml() method i tried to change the xml tag when the value is null or empty but still not getting right output. so please tell me what i need to do to generate the xml tag like <Attention></Attention> this if my Attention property is null or empty. basically i want customization of xml output. please guide me.

There's a difference between blank and null (for strings, in particular); and null values are generally omitted rather than included as empty. However the self-closed <Attention/> is perfectly fine xml for an empty element. If you have a separate parser that complains about that, then the parser is at fault, not the serializer. — Marc Gravell
– Marc Gravell, Commented May 9, 2011 at 7:06

C.Evenhuis · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-09 08:24:44Z

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I had to implement this once because the server that was receiving my Xml would crash on such tags. I wouldn't go implement your own serialization code, but instead do some post-processing (Regex.Replace()) after serialization, keeping the rest of your code clean.

answered May 9, 2011 at 8:24

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