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Deserialize an XML File Snippet (ArcObjects .NET 10.5 SDK)

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Deserialize an XML File Snippet

[C#]

///<summary>Deserialize an XML file and return its contents using the XMLSerializer</summary>
/// 
///<param name="xmlPathFile">A System.String that is the fully qualified path and file name to an XML file. Example: "C:\temp\mydata.xml"</param>
///  
///<returns>A System.Object that is XML</returns>
///  
///<remarks></remarks>
public System.Object DeserializeAnXMLFile(System.String xmlPathFile)
{
  // Create xmlStream and load in the .XML file
  ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IXMLStream xmlStream=new ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.XMLStreamClass();
  xmlStream.LoadFromFile(xmlPathFile);

  // Create xmlReader and read the XML stream
  ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IXMLReader xmlReader=new ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.XMLReaderClass();
  xmlReader.ReadFrom((ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IStream)xmlStream); // Explicit Cast

  // Create a serializer
  ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IXMLSerializer xmlSerializer=new ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.XMLSerializerClass();

  // Return the XML contents
  return xmlSerializer.ReadObject(xmlReader, null, null);
}

[Visual Basic .NET]

'''<summary>Deserialize an XML file and return its contents using the XMLSerializer</summary>
''' 
'''<param name="xmlPathFile">A System.String that is the fully qualified path and file name to an XML file. Example: "C:\temp\mydata.xml"</param>
'''  
'''<returns>A System.Object that is XML</returns>
'''  
'''<remarks></remarks>
Public Function DeserializeAnXMLFile(ByVal xmlPathFile As System.String) As System.Object

  ' Create xmlStream and load in the .XML file
  Dim xmlStream As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IXMLStream=New ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.XMLStreamClass
  xmlStream.LoadFromFile(xmlPathFile)

  ' Create xmlReader and read the XML stream
  Dim xmlReader As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IXMLReader=New ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.XMLReaderClass
  xmlReader.ReadFrom(CType(xmlStream, ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IStream))

  ' Create a serializer
  Dim xmlSerializer As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.IXMLSerializer=New ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.XMLSerializerClass

  ' Return the XML contents
  Return xmlSerializer.ReadObject(xmlReader, Nothing, Nothing)

End Function