<system.xml.serialization> Element

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The top-level element for controlling XML serialization. For more information about configuration files, see Configuration File Schema for the .NET Framework.

Schema Hierarchy

<configuration>
  <system.xml.serialization> Element

Syntax

<system.xml.serialization>
</system.xml.serialization>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

None.

Child Elements

Element Description

<dateTimeSerialization> Element

Determines the serialization mode of DateTime objects.

<schemaImporterExtensions> Element

Contains types that are used by the XmlSchemaImporter for mapping of XSD types to .NET Framework types.

Parent Elements

Element Description

configuration

The root element in every configuration file that is used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications.

Example

The following code example illustrates how to specify the serialization mode of a DateTime object, and the addition of types used by the XmlSchemaImporter when mapping XSD types to .NET Framework types.

<system.xml.serialization>
    <xmlSerializer checkDeserializeAdvances="false" />
    <dateTimeSerialization mode = "Local" />
    <schemaImporterExtensions>
        <add 
        name = "MobileCapabilities" 
        type = "System.Web.Mobile.MobileCapabilities, 
        System.Web.Mobile, Version - 2.0.0.0, Culture = neuutral, 
        PublicKeyToken = b03f5f6f11d40a3a" />
    </schemaImporterExtensions>
</system.sxml.serialization>

See Also

Reference

<dateTimeSerialization> Element
<schemaImporterExtensions> Element
<add> Element for <xmlSchemaImporterExtensions>
XmlSchemaImporter
DateTimeSerializationMode

Other Resources

Configuration File Schema for the .NET Framework