Question

I have an object (User) which is not marked as [Serializable()].

I need to convert the entire object (including child objects) to string.

This is an actual need to convert the object from a third party tool response which is not marked as [Serializable()].

How can i convert an entire C# object to string/xml of the above scenario?

Answer 1

The XmlSerializer does not need the Serializable attribute, but it can only serialize public members.

Best Regards
Oliver Hanappi

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Edit: You can create your own adapter class, which implements the IXmlSerializable interface and represents one User object which your adapter gets when constructed.