Validating XML InnerText values

[psycik]

I don't normally do serialisation for speed, but to reuse the same object for configuration (PropertyGrid) and Settings file.

For speed you can't beat XmlTextReader/XmlTextWriter but they generally aren't in a great structure.

[ACTCMS]

This is where serialisation help, since it takes away with you having to worry about reading and writing the attributes.

As an aside... searching VS2005 help for "serialise" returns Null - "serialize" gets back to you with 500 results.

Probably because there are only 10 types of people in the world - those who understand binary arithmetic and those who don't.

[psycik]

I know I purposely spelt using the Queens English not Microsoft English

[ACTCMS]

I know I purposely spelt using the Queens English not Microsoft English

I'm touched...:o - however, I think I've found a good starting point

.NET Framework Developer's Guide
Introducing XML Serialization

[whurlston]

I don't normally do serialisation for speed, but to reuse the same object for configuration (PropertyGrid) and Settings file.

For speed you can't beat XmlTextReader/XmlTextWriter but they generally aren't in a great structure.

I meant when pulling it into an object. Strongtyping is it? (Being self taught I'm not sure of all the terminology.) Working with an xmltv file or my netflix movie list, serialization was much faster than reading the text and casting it to the objects.