Xml Serialization with C#

Question

I have a problem with understanding XML serialization.

In my case I have got XML files with lots of different information about property owner ( address , buildings , facilities ,...).

The goal is to write out specific information and integrate them into a data base. I got the tip to use serialization to generate an object structure, but the examples that I a looked at just showed how to produce a new xml file.

How can I work with serialization when I already have an existing xml file I want to filter and then generate an object structure?

Here is a snippet of the XML file:

<Z1ZRMPA SEGMENT="1" DRUCK="0" ORDER="0" VISIBLE="1" ANSPRECHPARTNER="" POSTFACHADRESSE="0" XPathTBconfig="/DEFINES/SAPMUC/EG/PARVWNODES/AG" KOPIEN="1" TITLE="Auftraggeber" ENABLED="N" COLOR="ff00ffff" XPathMailAdrs="/MAILADRESSEN/SAPMUC/AG/ADRESSE[PARNR = '16220223']" PAMAILTO="obfuscated@example.com" PAKOMMENTAR="Antrag: 18.04.2012 Glas" RESULTMAILTESTER="1" NETDOCX="J">
    <KZAEN />
    <POSNR>000000</POSNR>
    <PARVW>AG</PARVW>
    <PARNR>16220223</PARNR>
    <NAME_LIST />
    <NAME1>SVG Wohnen eG</NAME1>
    <NAME2 />
    <NAME3 />
    <NAME4 />
    <CITY1>Stuttgart</CITY1>
    <CITY2 />
    <POST_CODE1>70195</POST_CODE1>
    <POST_CODE2 />
    <STREET>Regerstr.</STREET>
    <PO_BOX />
    <HOUSE_NUM1>17</HOUSE_NUM1>
    <COUNTRY>DE</COUNTRY>
    <LANGU>D</LANGU>
    <REGION>BW</REGION>
    <DEFLT_COMM />
    <REMARK />
    <Z1ZRMTE SEGMENT="1">
      <KZAEN />
      <COMM_TYPE>TEL</COMM_TYPE>
      <FLGDEFAULT />
      <TEL_NUMBER />
      <ETL_EXTENS />
      <REMARK />
    </Z1ZRMTE>

Answer 1

Open Visual Studio, Add new Class file to your project and then.

You can copy your XML and then go to Edit > Paste Special > Paste XML as Classes and Classes will be generated.

After the classes generated you can Deserialize it using XmlSerializer.