Using generics with XmlSerializer

Question

When using XML serialization in C#, I use code like this:

public MyObject LoadData()
{
    XmlSerializer xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(MyObject));         


        

Answer 1

An addition to @Oded, you can make the method Generic aswell:

public T ConvertXml(string xml)
{
    var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(T));
    return (T)serializer.Deserialize(new StringReader(xml));
}

This way you don't need to make the whole class generic and you can use it like this:

var result = ConvertXml(source);