convert c# class to xml string code example
Example 1: string to xml c#
string test = "<body><head>test header</head></body>";
XmlDocument xmltest = new XmlDocument();
xmltest.LoadXml(test);
XmlNodeList elemlist = xmltest.GetElementsByTagName("head");
string result = elemlist[0].InnerXml;
Example 2: convert class to xml string
public string ToXML()
{
using(var stringwriter = new System.IO.StringWriter())
{
var serializer = new XmlSerializer(this.GetType());
serializer.Serialize(stringwriter, this);
return stringwriter.ToString();
}
}
public static YourClass LoadFromXMLString(string xmlText)
{
using(var stringReader = new System.IO.StringReader(xmlText))
{
var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(YourClass ));
return serializer.Deserialize(stringReader) as YourClass ;
}
}