Anith Gopal

For performance reasons, DataContractSerializer can’t always figure out what namespaces will be used in a serialized instance ahead of time.

Why is there no inherent serialization support for normal object graphs like in the attached example. The attached example is a basic page with two simple vector caclulators. Entering a vector dimension of three in the part named “Add”, filling out a few values, press calculate, you get:  Press “Send arguments” and the arguments are send to the other app.

One of the most common requests I get about serialization is to explain how to get collections to serialize out one way or another to XML. Specifically, developers are interested in being able to manipulate the hierarchy level of the collection within their XML and the names of the various XML elements.