"Joe Cool" <joec***@home.net> schreef in bericht
news:9h39a254slilhuo6c5si1522bv7endkoh5@4ax.com...
>I have an XML file that is created by an application that I do not
> have the source to and have no control over at all. I would like to
> read this XML file using VS2005 VB with XMLSerialization. The
> following XML file exhibits the structure of this file:
>
> <Root>
> <Group>
> <TypeA Attrib1="xxx" Attrib2="xxx">
> <TypeAProperty1>xxx</TypeAProperty1>
> <TypeAProperty2>zzz</TypeAProperty2>
> </TypeA>
> <TypeB Attrib1="xxx">
> <TypeBProperty1>xxx</TypeBProperty1>
> </TypeB>
> </Group>
> </Root>
>
> The problem is how to define a class that will be the target of the
> Group node list. There can be a variable number of types. Different
> types will have each own list of attributes and nodelist. The list of
> types in the group can be any mix of different types in any order, but
> the order matters.
>
> I cannot figure out how to structure such a class. Any help will be
> appreciated.
>
>

>
>Cor
>
>"Joe Cool" <joec***@home.net> schreef in bericht
>news:9h39a254slilhuo6c5si1522bv7endkoh5@4ax.com...
>>I have an XML file that is created by an application that I do not
>> have the source to and have no control over at all. I would like to
>> read this XML file using VS2005 VB with XMLSerialization. The
>> following XML file exhibits the structure of this file:
>>
>> <Root>
>> <Group>
>> <TypeA Attrib1="xxx" Attrib2="xxx">
>> <TypeAProperty1>xxx</TypeAProperty1>
>> <TypeAProperty2>zzz</TypeAProperty2>
>> </TypeA>
>> <TypeB Attrib1="xxx">
>> <TypeBProperty1>xxx</TypeBProperty1>
>> </TypeB>
>> </Group>
>> </Root>
>>
>> The problem is how to define a class that will be the target of the
>> Group node list. There can be a variable number of types. Different
>> types will have each own list of attributes and nodelist. The list of
>> types in the group can be any mix of different types in any order, but
>> the order matters.
>>
>> I cannot figure out how to structure such a class. Any help will be
>> appreciated.
>>
>>
>

"Joe Cool" <joec***@home.net> schreef in bericht
news:bk4ba2d4aqdt4u1fp7ruu7jvoa48t452hg@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 07:07:31 +0200, "Cor Ligthert [MVP]"
> <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> wrote:
>
>>Joe,
>>
>>Any reason that you want to use serialization because an XML file is a
>>kind
>>of serialized file.
>
> I do not have access to the code that generated the XML file, so I
> have no idea if it is a product of serialization or not.
>
>>
>>If this is the result of a XMLserialized object, than you never get it
>>back
>>to that not knowed Type, you only have the property dataparts.
>>
>>Why not just read it?
>
> Since I have figured out how to use XMLSerialzation, I prefer to use
> it when I can to read and write XML. But I'm afraid I am going to have
> to go back to the DOM to read this one in.
>
>>
>>Cor
>>
>>"Joe Cool" <joec***@home.net> schreef in bericht
>>news:9h39a254slilhuo6c5si1522bv7endkoh5@4ax.com...
>>>I have an XML file that is created by an application that I do not
>>> have the source to and have no control over at all. I would like to
>>> read this XML file using VS2005 VB with XMLSerialization. The
>>> following XML file exhibits the structure of this file:
>>>
>>> <Root>
>>> <Group>
>>> <TypeA Attrib1="xxx" Attrib2="xxx">
>>> <TypeAProperty1>xxx</TypeAProperty1>
>>> <TypeAProperty2>zzz</TypeAProperty2>
>>> </TypeA>
>>> <TypeB Attrib1="xxx">
>>> <TypeBProperty1>xxx</TypeBProperty1>
>>> </TypeB>
>>> </Group>
>>> </Root>
>>>
>>> The problem is how to define a class that will be the target of the
>>> Group node list. There can be a variable number of types. Different
>>> types will have each own list of attributes and nodelist. The list of
>>> types in the group can be any mix of different types in any order, but
>>> the order matters.
>>>
>>> I cannot figure out how to structure such a class. Any help will be
>>> appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>