VB.net Deserializer and namepaces

[reaperfighter]

Hi all,
I have some XML that I am trying to deserialize using visual Basic 2010, I did not serialize the XML, I just want to deserialize it.

The issue I am having is that the element has a namespace of :q2 and a type of q2: and I am having a challenge in trying to reflect that in my code. An example of the XML is as follows:

<Record xmlns:q2="http://www.happy.com" xsi:type="q2:boats">
        <q2:boats>
          <q2:Command>call the captain</q2:Command>
          <q2:Parameters>Microphone</q2:Parameters>
          <q2:Type>Loud</q2:Type>
          <q2:Order>117</q2:Order>
        </q2:boats>

The class I created to store my data is as follows:

Partial Public Class Boats
        Private mstrCommand As String
        Private mstrParameters As String
        Private mstrType As String
        Private mstrOrder As String

        Public Sub New()
        End Sub

        Public Sub New(ByVal Command As String, _
                       ByVal Parameters As String, _
                       ByVal Type As String, _
                       ByVal Order As String)

            Command = Command
            Parameters = mstrParameters
            Type = mstrType
            Order = mstrOrder
        End Sub

        <XmlElement("q2:Command")> _
        Public Property Command() As String
            Get
                Return mstrCommand
            End Get
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                mstrCommand = Value
            End Set
        End Property
        <XmlElement("q2:Parameters")> _
        Public Property Parameters() As String
            Get
                Return mstrParameters
            End Get
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                mstrParameters = Value
            End Set
        End Property

        <XmlElement("q2:Type")> _
        Public Property Type() As String
            Get
                Return mstrType
            End Get
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                mstrType = Value
            End Set
        End Property
        <XmlElement("q2:Order")> _
        Public Property Order() As String
            Get
                Return mstrOrder
            End Get
            Set(ByVal Value As String)
                mstrOrder = Value
            End Set
        End Property
    End Class

This will NOT work because there is no element called q2:command for example, so I have deserialization issues. How can I change my class to reflect the XML correctly?

I have seen some examples where people suggest that adding the namespace into a serializer will generate the q1: but there is nothing about how to deserialize it, especially when you did not serialize the XML in the first place :)

Any help would be much appreciated.