deserializing enums

Question

I have an xml in which one of the elements has an attribute that can be blank. For e.g.,

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Answer 1

You probably need to mark up your enumeration, and add a default item that represents Unknown.

For example:

Public Enum EmployeeStatus
    Unknown = 0
    One = 1
    Two = 2
    Three = 3
End Enum

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