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Asked: 2026-05-10T20:37:32+00:00

Is it possible to avoid list property tags when serializing? //[Serializable()] – removed, unnecessary

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Is it possible to avoid list property tags when serializing?

//[Serializable()] - removed, unnecessary public class Foo {     protected List<FooBar> fooBars = new List<FooBar>();     public virtual List<FooBar> FooBars     {         get { return fooBars; }         set { fooBars = value; }     } }  // [Serializable()] - removed, unnecessary public class FooBar {     public int MyProperty     { get; set; } }

Serializing Foo gives (except the comment):

<Foo xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xsd='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema'>   <FooBars>    <!-- Unwanted tag -->     <FooBar>       <MyProperty>7</MyProperty>      </FooBar>     <FooBar>       <MyProperty>9</MyProperty>      </FooBar>   </FooBars> </Foo>

Wanted output:

<Foo xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xsd='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema'>   <FooBar>     <MyProperty>7</MyProperty>    </FooBar>   <FooBar>     <MyProperty>9</MyProperty>    </FooBar>

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  1. Adding:

    [System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElement('FooBar')] public virtual List<FooBar> FooBars  {      get { return fooBars; }      set { fooBars = value; } }

    Results in

    <FooMain xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xsd='http:/ /www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema'>   <FooBar>     <MyProperty>7</MyProperty>   </FooBar>   <FooBar>     <MyProperty>76</MyProperty>   </FooBar>   <FooBar>     <MyProperty>67</MyProperty>   </FooBar> </FooMain>
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