XmlRootAttribute ignored when serializing class from array

[Dave]

Hello,

I'm trying to solve an XML serialization problem that
appears to me to be be a bug with the XmlSerializer.
Let's say I have a class that looks like this:

[XmlRootAttibute (ElementName="x "]
public class y
{
[XmlAttribute("a ")] public string a;
[XmlAttribute("b ")] public string b;
}

And I create an array of y using standard syntax:

y [] yArray = new y[2];

If I pass yArray directly to an XmlSerializer object for
serialization, the serializer ignores the
XmlRootAttribut e setting on the class and serializes it
as "y" instead of x. Somehting like this:

<yArray>
<y a="1" b="2"/>
<y a="3" b="4"/>
<yArray>

However, if I encapsulate that array into another class,
and then serialize the containing class, it works
properly.

[XmlRootAttribut e(ElementName=" x_list")]
public class z
{
z()
{
y = new y[2];
}
[XmlElement("x")] public y[] yArray;
}

This serializes y to x the way I want it to:

<x_list>
<x a="1" b="2"/>
<x a="3" b="4"/>
<x_list>

I've tried overriding the XmlSerializer to no avail. Why
doesn't it pick up the XmlRootAttribut e from the
declaration of the class y when it is placed into an
array and serialized directly? I'd like to not have to
encapsulate the array into another class.

[Dave]

XmlRootAttribut e ignored when serializing class from array

A slight fix:

[XmlRootAttribut e(ElementName=" x_list")]
public class z
{
z()
{
yArray = new y[2]; //<<<fixed to yArray.
}
[XmlElement("x")] public y[] yArray;
}
[color=blue]
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello,
>
>I'm trying to solve an XML serialization problem that
>appears to me to be be a bug with the XmlSerializer.
>Let's say I have a class that looks like this:
>
>[XmlRootAttibute (ElementName="x "]
>public class y
>{
> [XmlAttribute("a ")] public string a;
> [XmlAttribute("b ")] public string b;
>}
>
>And I create an array of y using standard syntax:
>
>y [] yArray = new y[2];
>
>If I pass yArray directly to an XmlSerializer object for
>serializatio n, the serializer ignores the
>XmlRootAttribu te setting on the class and serializes it
>as "y" instead of x. Somehting like this:
>
><yArray>
> <y a="1" b="2"/>
> <y a="3" b="4"/>
><yArray>
>
>However, if I encapsulate that array into another class,
>and then serialize the containing class, it works
>properly.
>
>[XmlRootAttribut e(ElementName=" x_list")]
>public class z
>{
> z()
> {
> y = new y[2];
> }
> [XmlElement("x")] public y[] yArray;
>}
>
>This serializes y to x the way I want it to:
>
><x_list>
> <x a="1" b="2"/>
> <x a="3" b="4"/>
><x_list>
>
>I've tried overriding the XmlSerializer to no avail.[/color]
Why[color=blue]
>doesn't it pick up the XmlRootAttribut e from the
>declaration of the class y when it is placed into an
>array and serialized directly? I'd like to not have to
>encapsulate the array into another class.
>
>.
>[/color]