Omitting XML processing instruction when serializing an object

Question

I\'m serializing an object in a C# VS2003 / .Net 1.1 application. I need it serialized without the processing instruction, however. The XmlSerializer class puts out somethin

Answer 1

This works in .NET 1.1. (But you should still consider upgrading)

    XmlSerializer s1= new XmlSerializer(typeof(MyClass)); 
    XmlSerializerNamespaces ns = new XmlSerializerNamespaces();
    ns.Add( "", "" );


    MyClass c= new MyClass();
    c.PropertyFromDerivedClass= "Hallo";

    sw = new System.IO.StringWriter();
    s1.Serialize(new XTWND(sw), c, ns);
    ....

   /// XmlTextWriterFormattedNoDeclaration
   /// helper class : eliminates the XML Documentation at the
   /// start of a XML doc. 
   /// XTWFND = XmlTextWriterFormattedNoDeclaration
   public class XTWFND : System.Xml.XmlTextWriter
   {
     public XTWFND(System.IO.TextWriter w) : base(w) { Formatting = System.Xml.Formatting.Indented; }
     public override void WriteStartDocument() { }
   }