Question

I have been working with XML in database LINQ and find that it is very difficult to work with the serializer.

The database LINQ required a field that store XElement.

I have a complex object with many customized structure class, so I would like to use the XmlSerializer to serialize the object.

However, the serializer can only serialize to file (“C:\xxx\xxx.xml”) or a memory stream.

However to convert or serialize it to be a XElement so that I can store in the database using LINQ?

And How to do the reverse? i.e. Deserialize an XElement…

Answer 1

Try to use this

using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
{
    serializer.Serialize(stream, value);
    stream.Position = 0;

    using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(stream))
    {
        XElement element = XElement.Load(reader);
    }
}

deserialize :

XmlSerializer xs = new XmlSerializer(typeof(XElement));
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream())
{
     xs.Serialize(ms, xml);
     ms.Position = 0;

     xs = new XmlSerializer(typeof(YourType));
     object obj = xs.Deserialize(ms);
}