Is there a serializable generic Key/Value pair class in .NET?

Question

I\'m looking for a key/value pair object that I can include in a web service.

I tried using .NET\'s System.Collections.Generic.KeyValuePair<> class, but it doe

Answer 1

Use the DataContractSerializer since it can handle the Key Value Pair.

    public static string GetXMLStringFromDataContract(object contractEntity)
    {
        using (System.IO.MemoryStream writer = new System.IO.MemoryStream())
        {
            var dataContractSerializer = new DataContractSerializer(contractEntity.GetType());
            dataContractSerializer.WriteObject(writer, contractEntity);
            writer.Position = 0;
            var streamReader = new System.IO.StreamReader(writer);
            return streamReader.ReadToEnd();
        }
    }