How do I use an XmlSerializer to deserialize an object that might be of a base or derived class without knowing the type beforehand?

Question

In C#, how do I use an XmlSerializer to deserialize an object that might be of a base class, or of any of several derived classes without knowing the type befor

Answer 1

You could try to use the constructor XmlSerializer(Type type, Type[] extraTypes) to create a serializer that works with all involved types.