Generic Serialize Deserialize - XmlSerializer

 

A generic Xml Serializer De-Serializer code snap

public class SerializeDeserialize
{
    public static void SerializeData<T>(string filePath, T data)
    {
        using (System.IO.FileStream fs = new System.IO.FileStream(filePath, System.IO.FileMode.CreateNew))
        {
            System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer x = new System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer(data.GetType());
            x.Serialize(fs, data);
        }
    }

    public static T DeSerializeData<T>(string filePath)
    {
        T data;
        using (System.IO.FileStream fs = new System.IO.FileStream(filePath, System.IO.FileMode.Open, System.IO.FileAccess.Read))
        {
            System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer x = new System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer(typeof(T));
            object obj = x.Deserialize(fs);
            data = (T)obj;
        }

        return data;
    }
}