Convert XmlSerializer code from java to C#

Question

I have a Java Android application that seralizes a document correctly, but I am required to build an equivalent using ASP.NET/C#.

XMLSerializer in Java and XmlSerializer in C# appear to be completely different animals. The Java version seems to have loads of methods not found in the C# version.

Here is an example of the code I have:

    XmlSerializer serializer = Xml.newSerializer();
    StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
    serializer.setOutput(writer); *
    serializer.startDocument("UTF-8", true); *
    serializer.setFeature("http://xmlpull.org/v1/doc/features.html#indent-output", true); *
    serializer.startTag(null, "root"); *
    serializer.flush(); *
    writer.write(value);
    serializer.endTag(null, String.valueOf(type).toLowerCase()); *
    serializer.startTag(null, "image");
    serializer.text(Base64.encodeToString(image, Base64.DEFAULT)); *
    serializer.endTag(null, "image");
    serializer.endDocument(); *

None of the methods listed here (marked with asterix) are available in C#. How can I possibly emulate it? I have searched the net and can't find any decent documentation on the subject. Does anyone know what the C# equivalents would be for the methods shown above?

Answer 1

• System.Xml.XmlWriter.Flush <-> org.xmlpull.v1.XmlSerializer.flush
• System.Xml.XmlWriter.Create(Stream) <-> org.xmlpull.v1.XmlSerializer.setOutput(Writer)
• System.Xml.XmlWriter.WriteStartDocument <-> org.xmlpull.v1.XmlSerializer.startDocument
• System.Xml.XmlWriter.WriteEndDocument <-> org.xmlpull.v1.XmlSerializer.endDocument
• System.Xml.XmlWriter.WriteStartElement <-> org.xmlpull.v1.XmlSerializer.startTag
• System.Xml.XmlWriter.WriteEndElement <-> org.xmlpull.v1.XmlSerializer.endTag
• System.Xml.XmlWriter.WriteString <-> org.xmlpull.v1.XmlSerializer.text
• System.Xml.XmlWriter.WriteBase64 <-> your image
• System.Xml.XmlWriter.WriteProcessingInstruction <-> org.xmlpull.v1.XmlSerializer.setFeature

References on msdn:

1. XmlWriter , forward-only xml stream generator
2. XmlWriterSettings
3. XmlWriter encoding
4. Namespace Handling in the XmlWriter