[RESOLVED] Serialized XML Classes - InvalidOperationException

[TomGibbons]

I have the following attached class. When I use the following code in a form:

	XmlList myList = new XmlList();
	myList.AddItem(new List("test1","test2"));
	myList.AddItem(new List("test3","test4"));
	myList.AddItem(new List("test5","test6"));

	XmlSerializer s = new XmlSerializer( (typeof(XmlList)) ); 
	TextWriter w = new StreamWriter( "list.xml" ); 
	s.Serialize( w, myList ); 
	w.Close(); 

	XmlList newList; 
	TextReader r = new StreamReader( "list.xml" ); 
	newList = (XmlList)s.Deserialize( r ); 
	r.Close();

It throws an InvalidOperationException and says: "There was an error reflecting type 'XmlList' " on the highlighted line above.

Any ideas?

[TomGibbons]

Well I got it to work fine by removing all of the [XmlRoot] and [XmlAttribute] bits. But I shan't mark this as resolved because I'd stil like to know what was causing the original problem

[axion_sa]

You're not going to be happy

In XmlList.cs:

public class List
{
	[XmlAttribute("item1")] public string Item1; 
	[XmlAttribute("item1")] public string Item2; 

	public List()
	{
	}

	public List(string Item1, string Item2)
	{
		this.Item1		= Item1;
		this.Item2		= Item2;
	}
}

[TomGibbons]

I've removed the XmlAttribute bits from there too...

[axion_sa]

I've removed the XmlAttribute bits from there too...

Sorry, should've been a little clearer The problem was that you had two elements exposed with the same name "item1"; thus no need to remove the XML serialisation attributes, just replace with the following:

[XmlAttribute("item1")] public string Item1; 
[XmlAttribute("item2")] public string Item2;

[TomGibbons]

ooooooooooooh Christ almighty you're right. I can't believe I didn't see that. Thank you!

[axion_sa]

ooooooooooooh Christ almighty you're right. I can't believe I didn't see that. Thank you!

np