Serializing an array of multiple types using XmlSerializer

Question

I\'m trying to use XMLSerializer to generate XML such as the following, where the contents of is an array, but the elements can be of differing t

Answer 1

In your c# class, just make sure you always return an empty array of any possible types that might be returned:

    [Serializable]
public class create
{
    public create()
    {
        vendor = new Vendor[0];
        customer = new Customer[0];
        asset = new Asset[0];
    }
    Vendor[] vendor { get; set; }
    Customer[] customer { get; set; }
    Asset[] asset { get; set; }
}
[Serializable]
public class Vendor
{
    public string vendorid { get; set; }
    public string name { get; set; }
    public string vcf_bill_siteid3 { get; set; }
}
[Serializable]
public class Customer
{
    public string CUSTOMERID { get; set; }
    public string NAME { get; set; }
}
[Serializable]
public class Asset
{
    public string createdAt { get; set; }
    public string createdBy { get; set; }
    public string serial_number { get; set; }
}