XmlSerializer - Deserialize different elements as collection of same element

Question

I have the following XML part which schema I can\'t change. NUMBER, REGION, MENTION, FEDERAL are columns:

Answer 1

You can use multiple XmlElements with one property:

[XmlElement("NUMBER")]
[XmlElement("REGION")]
[XmlElement("MENTION")]
[XmlElement("FEDERAL")]
public List Columns {get;set;}

It is even possible to specify different classes for different tag names:

[XmlElement(ElementName = "One", Type = typeof(OneItem))]
[XmlElement(ElementName = "Two", Type = typeof(TwoItem))]
public List Items {get;set;}