C# Serializing to XML Example Code

[Kurious Oranj]

This is the code that I currently have written to serialize the
collection but it doesn't work when I put two "child" objects in. Anyone
have any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

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using System;
using System.Collecti ons.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Collecti ons;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Seri alization;

namespace TestXMLExport
{
[Serializable]
public class Parent
{
public ChildCollection ChildCollection
{
set
{
childcollection = value;
}
get
{
return childcollection ;
}
}
public Parent()
{
childcollection = new ChildCollection ();
}
private ChildCollection childcollection ;
}
[Serializable]
public class Child
{
public string parAlpha
{
get
{
return paralpha;
}
set
{
paralpha = value;
}
}
public string parBeta
{
get
{
return parbeta;
}
set
{
parbeta = value;
}
}
private string parbeta;
private string paralpha;
}
[Serializable]
public class ChildCollection : CollectionBase
{
private ArrayList childcollection ;
int position = -1;

/// Main Constructor ///
public ChildCollection ()
{
childcollection = new ArrayList();
}
public new int Count
{
get
{
return childcollection .Count;
}
set
{
}
}

public Child[] Childs
{
get
{
Child[] childs = new Child[childcollection .Count];
childcollection .CopyTo(childs) ;
return childs;
}
set
{
if (value == null) return;
Child[] childs = (Child[])value;
childcollection .Clear();
foreach (Child child in childs)
{
childcollection .Add(child);
}
}
}

//IEnumerator and IEnumerable require these methods.
public new IEnumerator GetEnumerator()
{
return (IEnumerator)th is;
}

//IEnumerator
public bool MoveNext()
{
position++;
return (position < childcollection .Count );
}

//IEnumerable
public void Reset()
{
position = -1;
}

//IEnumerable
public object Current
{
get
{
return childcollection[position];
}
}
public void Add(Child Child)
{
childcollection .Add(Child);
}

public Child this[int index]
{
get
{
return (Child)childcol lection[index];
}
set
{
childcollection[index] = value;

}
}
}
}