Deserialize xml string to c# Objects

Question

I have this XML returned from a Refit rest service (WorkflowMax API):

<Response api-method=\"Current\"><Status>OK</Status><Jobs><Job><ID>J000002</ID><Name>Callout</Name><Description></Description><Client><ID>20970938</ID><Name>Big Co</Name></Client><ClientOrderNumber></ClientOrderNumber><State>Planned</State><StartDate>2019-04-25T00:00:00</StartDate><DueDate>2019-06-01T00:00:00</DueDate><Contact><ID>12918947</ID><Name>A Smith</Name></Contact><InternalID>34476268</InternalID><Manager><ID>787929</ID><Name>T Smith</Name></Manager><Partner><ID>787929</ID><Name>T Smith</Name></Partner><Assigned><Staff><ID>787929</ID><Name>T Smith</Name></Staff></Assigned></Job><Job><ID>J000003</ID><Name>Call </Name><Description></Description><Client><ID>20982774</ID><Name>Test Group</Name></Client><ClientOrderNumber></ClientOrderNumber><State>Planned</State><StartDate>2019-04-25T00:00:00</StartDate><DueDate>2019-04-25T00:00:00</DueDate><Contact><ID>12924082</ID><Name>S Smith</Name></Contact><InternalID>34476286</InternalID><Partner><ID>787929</ID><Name>T Smith</Name></Partner><Assigned><Staff><ID>787929</ID><Name>T Smith</Name></Staff></Assigned></Job></Jobs></Response>

I wish to convert to multiple C# Job objects. Can someone please suggest a simple way?

Tried Using visual studio Paste Special 'Paste XML as Classes' and just pasting in a single 'job' part of the XML it produces quite a complex Class and then not sure how to deserialize into the class it then has prodcued

Answer 1

Use this handy website to generate simple classes which you can then later on use to serialize or deserialize XML to: https://xmltocsharp.azurewebsites.net/

I would make use of the built-in XML serializer class to serialize or deserialize your classes/XML: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.xml.serialization.xmlserializer?view=netframework-4.8

Some sample code:

using (TextReader reader = new StreamReader(path))
{
  XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Job));
  return (Job)serializer.Deserialize(reader);
}