Deserialize an XML file and return its contents using the XMLSerializer.
[C#]
///<summary>Deserialize an XML file and return its contents using the XMLSerializer</summary> /// ///<param name="xmlPathFile">A System.String that is the fully qualified path and file name to an XML file. Example: "C:\temp\mydata.xml"</param> /// ///<returns>A System.Object that is XML</returns> /// ///<remarks></remarks> public System.Object DeserializeAnXMLFile(System.String xmlPathFile) { // Create xmlStream and load in the .XML file ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IXMLStream xmlStream = new ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.XMLStreamClass(); xmlStream.LoadFromFile(xmlPathFile); // Create xmlReader and read the XML stream ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IXMLReader xmlReader = new ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.XMLReaderClass(); xmlReader.ReadFrom((ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IStream)xmlStream); // Explicit Cast // Create a serializer ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IXMLSerializer xmlSerializer = new ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.XMLSerializerClass(); // Return the XML contents return xmlSerializer.ReadObject(xmlReader, null, null); }
[Visual Basic .NET]
'''<summary>Deserialize an XML file and return its contents using the XMLSerializer</summary> ''' '''<param name="xmlPathFile">A System.String that is the fully qualified path and file name to an XML file. Example: "C:\temp\mydata.xml"</param> ''' '''<returns>A System.Object that is XML</returns> ''' '''<remarks></remarks> Public Function DeserializeAnXMLFile(ByVal xmlPathFile As System.String) As System.Object ' Create xmlStream and load in the .XML file Dim xmlStream As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IXMLStream = New ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.XMLStreamClass xmlStream.LoadFromFile(xmlPathFile) ' Create xmlReader and read the XML stream Dim xmlReader As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IXMLReader = New ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.XMLReaderClass xmlReader.ReadFrom(CType(xmlStream, ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IStream)) ' Create a serializer Dim xmlSerializer As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IXMLSerializer = New ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.XMLSerializerClass ' Return the XML contents Return xmlSerializer.ReadObject(xmlReader, Nothing, Nothing) End Function