using System;

using System.IO;

using System.Text;

using System.ComponentModel;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Collections.ObjectModel;

using System.Xml.Linq;

using KGySoft.CoreLibraries;

using KGySoft.Serialization.Xml;

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// A good candidate for XML serialization:

public class Person

{

    public string FirstName { get; set; }

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    [DefaultValue(null)] // will not be serialized if null

    public string MiddleName { get; set; }

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    public string LastName { get; set; }

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    public DateTime BirthDate { get; set; }

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    // System serializer fails here: the property has no setter and its type cannot be instantiated.

    public IList<string> PhoneNumbers { get; } = new Collection<string>();

}

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public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        var person = ThreadSafeRandom.Instance.NextObject<Person>();

        var options = XmlSerializationOptions.RecursiveSerializationAsFallback;

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        // serializing into XElement

        XElement element = XmlSerializer.Serialize(person, options);

        var clone = (Person)XmlSerializer.Deserialize(element);

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        // serializing into file/Stream/TextWriter/XmlWriter are also supported: An XmlWriter will be used

        var sb = new StringBuilder();

        XmlSerializer.Serialize(new StringWriter(sb), person, options);

        clone = (Person)XmlSerializer.Deserialize(new StringReader(sb.ToString()));

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        Console.WriteLine(sb);

    }

}

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