[Mono-devel-list] Status of XML code

[Adam Shepherd]

Hi
Just started playing with Mono - looks cool, and it is a really important project, so
thanks to all you guys for your hard work.

Anyway, I am a little confused as to the current status of XML serialization.  I would
just like to (de)serialize classes to and from text files.  From my limited experience,
XmlSerializer seems like the way to do this.

- The Mono 0.24 release note (http://www.go-mono.com/archive/mono-0.24.html#xml) says
"The first implementation of XML deserialization has been done. It's not complete but
XmlSerializer has now become somewhat symmetric".

- However the method XmlSerializer.Serialize seems to be missing.  I get an error "error
CS8006: Could not find any applicable function for this argument list" when I try to
compile:
    Serialize lSerial;
<snip>
    XmlSerializer lSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Serialize));
    lSerializer.Serialize(lSerial);   << Error on this line.
[N.B. I am running the Windows version.]

- And the class library (http://www.go-mono.com/class-status-System.Xml.html) says that
System.XML.Serialization.XmlSerializer has Serialize and Deserialize as to do.

So can anyone help me: can I do basic serialization of a class to a file yet, and if so
what method should I use?  NB I am not subscribed to the list, so please copy me directly
on any reply.

Many thanks.
Adam


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Adam Shepherd
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