This code shows the simplest way to automatically convert the information in an object to an XML file and back into an object. This is useful if you need to make information available web-server like on your server for other applications to pick it up. I just cut the significant parts out of Visual Studio so you'll have to build it into whatever form you like. Make sure you have write permissions on the directory.
from the .aspx file
//serialize
private void Button3_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
Book b = new Book();
b.Title = "Windows Forms";
b.Isbn = "728372837";
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Book));
TextWriter tw = new StreamWriter(Server.MapPath("book1.xml"));
serializer.Serialize(tw,b);
tw.Close();
}
//deserialize
private void Button4_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Book));
TextReader tr = new StreamReader(Server.MapPath("book1.xml"));
Book b = (Book)serializer.Deserialize(tr);
tr.Close();
Title.Text = b.Title;
Isbn.Text = b.Isbn;
}
Book.cs
using System;
namespace Serialize
{
public class Book
{
public string Title;
public string Isbn;
}
}