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Deserialize XML Document Data and Convert into .Net Array List

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Now here in this tutorial, I will explain how to read the data from XML document or file and deserialize into array or list object in .net using c# and vb with an example code snippet.

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Following is sample XML data that I’ll load into list object:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<StudentCollection>
    <Students>
        <Student>
            <Id>1</Id>
            <Name>John Kinn</Name>
            <Percentage>70%</Percentage>
        </Student>
        <Student>
            <Id>2</Id>
            <Name>Miller Smith</Name>
            <Percentage>80%</Percentage>
        </Student>
        <Student>
            <Id>3</Id>
            <Name>Marshel Woods</Name>
            <Percentage>89%</Percentage>
        </Student>
    </Students>
</StudentCollection>

As you can see from the above sample data, we need Id, Name, and Percentage for every student. So, we need to create the Student class file with all needed fields or properties that will collect and store data from the xml document.

Deserialize XML Document Data – [C#]

First create Student.cs class file and place following code in that file.

Namespace:

using System.Xml.Serialization;
[Serializable()]
public class Student {
    [XmlElement("Id")]
    public int Id { get; set; }
    [XmlElement("Name")]
    public string Name { get; set; }

    [XmlElement("Percentage")]
    public string Percentage { get; set; }
}

[Serializable()]
[XmlRoot("StudentCollection")]
public class StudentCollection {
    [XmlArray("Students")]
    [XmlArrayItem("Student", typeof(Student))]
    public Student[] Student { get; set; }
}

After adding namespace, you can use following code to read xml data and deserialize into object:

StudentCollection students = new StudentCollection();
string path = Server.MapPath("results.xml");
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(StudentCollection));
System.IO.StreamReader reader = new System.IO.StreamReader(path);
students = (StudentCollection)serializer.Deserialize(reader);

Deserialize XML Document Data – [Vb.net]

First create Student.vb class file and place following code in that file.

Namespace:

Imports System.Xml.Serialization
<Serializable()>
Public Class Student
    <XmlElement("Id")>
    Public Property Id() As Integer<XmlElement("Name")>
Public Property Name() As String
    <XmlElement("Percentage")>
    Public Property Percentage() As String
End Class

<Serializable(), System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRoot("StudentCollection")>
Public Class StudentCollection
    <XmlArray("Students"), XmlArrayItem("Student", GetType(Student))>
    Public Property Student() As Student()
End Class

After adding namespace, you can use following code to read xml data and deserialize into object:

Dim students As New StudentCollection()
Dim path As String = Server.MapPath("results.xml")
Dim serializer As New XmlSerializer(GetType(StudentCollection))
Dim reader As New System.IO.StreamReader(path)
students = CType(serializer.Deserialize(reader), StudentCollection)
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1 COMMENT

  1. Any chance you could please add the code to console.write all student records and fields from the students collection PLEASE?

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