Deserialize xml to Generic type

.net-4.5.2, c#, xml-deserialization

Solution

Please check my solution if it will help you.

Below is Method, which converts xml to generic Class.

  public static T GetValue<T>(String value)
    {
        StringReader strReader = null;

        XmlSerializer serializer = null;

        XmlTextReader xmlReader = null;

        Object obj = null;
        try
        {
            strReader = new StringReader(value);

            serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(T));

            xmlReader = new XmlTextReader(strReader);

            obj = serializer.Deserialize(xmlReader);
        }
        catch (Exception exp)
        {

        }
        finally
        {
            if (xmlReader != null)
            {
                xmlReader.Close();
            }
            if (strReader != null)
            {
                strReader.Close();
            }
        }
        return (T)Convert.ChangeType(obj, typeof(T));
    }

How to call that method :

Req objreq = new Req();

objreq = GetValue(strXmlData);

Req is Generic Class . strXmlData is xml string .

Request sample xml :

 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <Req>
   <book id="bk101">
      <author>Gambardella, Matthew</author>
      <title>XML Developer's Guide</title>
      <genre>Computer</genre>
      <price>44.95</price>
      <publish_date>2000-10-01</publish_date>
      <description>An in-depth look at creating applications 
      with XML.</description>
   </book>
   <book id="bk102">
      <author>Ralls, Kim</author>
      <title>Midnight Rain</title>
      <genre>Fantasy</genre>
      <price>5.95</price>
      <publish_date>2000-12-16</publish_date>
      <description>A former architect battles corporate zombies, 
      an evil sorceress, and her own childhood to become queen 
      of the world.</description>
   </book>
  </Req>

Request Class :

[System.SerializableAttribute()]
public partial class Req {

    [System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute("book")]
    public catalogBook[] book { get; set; }

  }


[System.SerializableAttribute()]
public partial class catalogBook {

    public string author { get; set; }

    public string title { get; set; }

    public string genre { get; set; }

    public decimal price { get; set; }

    public System.DateTime publish_date { get; set; }

    public string description { get; set; }

    public string id { get; set; }

 }

In my case it is working perfectly ,hope it will work in your example .

Thanks .

Problem

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