Question

I am using the XmlSerializer, and was wondering if there is any way, using overrides or something to that effect to get the XmlSerializer to output the types of some nodes.

My problem is that I have serialized a byte array.

class MyClass {
  public string Name { get; set; }
  public byte[] Bytes { get; set; }
}

I am consuming the xml in a generic service.
The service collects the xml as .

<MyClass>
  <Name>Test</Name>
  <Bytes>U2NhcnkgQnVnZ2Vy</Bytes>
</MyClass>

Is there any way to either generate an xsd at runtime, or somehow output something like this.

I cannot change the class I am serializing, but I can apply overrides to the serializer or in some other way control the serialization.

<Bytes xsi:type='BinaryOfSomeKind'>BlahBlah</Bytes>

I need to know that the data is binary somehow.

Thanks

Craig.

Answer 1

If your class is supplied by a third party then you know your properties and property types and you can deduce your XML and XSD from it. You can create your XSD manually or with the help of a XML tool for example XMLSpy (not free BTW) or XMLFox which is free of charge.