Deserialize XML does not populate array

Question

I have the XML Below and the C# Code. The array of Childconainer's is not being deserialized? I expect to get a list of them but i get 0.

C# Class and deserialize method

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using System.IO;

namespace MESMsgTester
{
    public class BscLineageResponse
    {

        public class BSCLineageResponse
        {
            public mes_message mes_message { get; set; }
        }

        public class mes_message
        {
            public string msg_environment { get; set; }
            public msg_header msg_header { get; set; }
            public msg_body msg_body { get; set; }
            public msg_error msg_error { get; set; }
        }

        public class msg_body
        {
            public Container Container { get; set; }
            public ChildContainer[] ChildContainer { get; set; }


        }

        public class msg_header
        {
            public string msg_type { get; set; }
            public int msg_stat { get; set; }
            public string msg_source { get; set; }
            public string msg_time { get; set; }
            public string plant_id { get; set; }
            public string msg_description { get; set; }
            public string msg_string { get; set; }
        }


        public class Container
        {
            public string Name { get; set; }            
        }

        public class ChildContainer
        {
            public string Name { get; set; }
            public string Level { get; set; }
        }


        public class TaskList
        {
            public string Name { get; set; }
            public string Revision { get; set; }
            public bool Optional { get; set; }
            public TaskItem TaskItem { get; set; }
        }

        public class TaskItem
        {
            public string Name { get; set; }
            public string Instruction { get; set; }
            public bool IsTlc { get; set; }
        }

        public class msg_error
        {
            public string error_source { get; set; }
            public string error_code { get; set; }
            public string error_string { get; set; }
        }

        public static BSCLineageResponse ReadBSCLineageResponse(string input)
        {
            BSCLineageResponse result = new BSCLineageResponse();

            XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(mes_message));

            // Deserialize XML string into a class object
            result.mes_message = (mes_message)serializer.Deserialize(new StringReader(input));

            return result;
        }
    }
}

XML

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> 
- <mes_message>
  <msg_environment>UUUUU</msg_environment> 
- <msg_header>
  <msg_type>VscLineageResponse</msg_type> 
  <msg_stat>1</msg_stat> 
  <msg_source>M590</msg_source> 
  <msg_time>2014/10/23 09:37:44</msg_time> 
  <msg_description /> 
  <msg_string>Inquiry completed successfully</msg_string> 
  </msg_header>
- <msg_body>
- <Container>
  <Name>70145862</Name> 
  </Container>
- <ChildContainer>
  <Name>MEDMESC-CLN0001</Name> 
  <Level>1</Level> 
  <ParentContainer>70145862</ParentContainer> 
  <RawMaterialFlag>true</RawMaterialFlag> 
- <Product>
  <Name>500503-002</Name> 
  <Revision>D</Revision> 
  <Description>XXX</Description> 
  <TestModelNumber /> 
  </Product>
- <MfgOrder>
  <Name /> 
  <VscSWR /> 
  </MfgOrder>
  <VscBatch>YYY</VscBatch> 
  <VscSerialNumber /> 
  <InRework>false</InRework> 
  <IsInProcess>true</IsInProcess> 
  <IsOnHold>false</IsOnHold> 
  <Status>2</Status> 
  <Qty>0</Qty> 
  <VscProductExpirationDate>2016/11/22</VscProductExpirationDate> 
  <LastCompletionDateGMT>2014/10/21 11:52:29</LastCompletionDateGMT> 
- <TaskList>
  <Name /> 
- <TaskItem>
  <Name /> 
  </TaskItem>
  </TaskList>
  </ChildContainer>
- <ChildContainer>
  <Name>Bay2-CLN0001</Name> 
  <Level>1</Level> 
  <ParentContainer>70145862</ParentContainer> 
  <RawMaterialFlag>true</RawMaterialFlag> 
- <Product>
  <Name>354325-001</Name> 
  <Revision>D</Revision> 
  <Description>Bay SHIPPING OUTER</Description> 
  <TestModelNumber /> 
  </Product>
- <MfgOrder>
  <Name /> 
  <VscSWR /> 
  </MfgOrder>
  <VscBatch>1171275900</VscBatch> 
  <VscSerialNumber /> 
  <InRework>false</InRework> 
  <IsInProcess>true</IsInProcess> 
  <IsOnHold>false</IsOnHold> 
  <Status>1</Status> 
  <Qty>34</Qty> 
  <VscProductExpirationDate>9999/12/30</VscProductExpirationDate> 
  <LastCompletionDateGMT>2014/08/06 11:32:18</LastCompletionDateGMT> 
- <TaskList>
  <Name /> 
- <TaskItem>
  <Name /> 
  </TaskItem>
  </TaskList>
  </ChildContainer>
- <ChildContainer>
  <Name>Base-CLN0001</Name> 
  <Level>1</Level> 
  <ParentContainer>70145862</ParentContainer> 
  <RawMaterialFlag>true</RawMaterialFlag> 
- <Product>
  <Name>354337-001</Name> 
  <Revision>B</Revision> 
  <Description>Base SHIPPING INNER Bay NXTDS</Description> 
  <TestModelNumber /> 
  </Product>
- <MfgOrder>
  <Name /> 
  <VscSWR /> 
  </MfgOrder>
  <VscBatch>1170654400</VscBatch> 
  <VscSerialNumber /> 
  <InRework>false</InRework> 
  <IsInProcess>true</IsInProcess> 
  <IsOnHold>false</IsOnHold> 
  <Status>1</Status> 
  <Qty>34</Qty> 
  <VscProductExpirationDate>9999/12/30</VscProductExpirationDate> 
  <LastCompletionDateGMT>2014/08/06 11:32:18</LastCompletionDateGMT> 
- <TaskList>
  <Name /> 
- <TaskItem>
  <Name /> 
  </TaskItem>
  </TaskList>
  </ChildContainer>
- <ChildContainer>
  <Name>Base2-CLN0001</Name> 
  <Level>1</Level> 
  <ParentContainer>70145862</ParentContainer> 
  <RawMaterialFlag>true</RawMaterialFlag> 
- <Product>
  <Name>354338-001</Name> 
  <Revision>C</Revision> 
  <Description>Base SHIPPING OUTER Bay NXTDS</Description> 
  <TestModelNumber /> 
  </Product>
- <MfgOrder>
  <Name /> 
  <VscSWR /> 
  </MfgOrder>
  <VscBatch>1170778400</VscBatch> 
  <VscSerialNumber /> 
  <InRework>false</InRework> 
  <IsInProcess>true</IsInProcess> 
  <IsOnHold>false</IsOnHold> 
  <Status>2</Status> 
  <Qty>0</Qty> 
  <VscProductExpirationDate>9999/12/30</VscProductExpirationDate> 
  <LastCompletionDateGMT>2014/10/02 10:36:04</LastCompletionDateGMT> 
- <TaskList>
  <Name /> 
- <TaskItem>
  <Name /> 
  </TaskItem>
  </TaskList>
  </ChildContainer>
- <ChildContainer>
  <Name>TOR2-CLN0001</Name> 
  <Level>1</Level> 
  <ParentContainer>70145862</ParentContainer> 
  <RawMaterialFlag>true</RawMaterialFlag> 
- <Product>
  <Name>357428-101</Name> 
  <Revision>L</Revision> 
  <Description>TORQUE WRENCH BI-DIRECT 6628 ORANGE</Description> 
  <TestModelNumber /> 
  </Product>
- <MfgOrder>
  <Name /> 
  <VscSWR /> 
  </MfgOrder>
  <VscBatch>1172658800</VscBatch> 
  <VscSerialNumber /> 
  <InRework>false</InRework> 
  <IsInProcess>true</IsInProcess> 
  <IsOnHold>false</IsOnHold> 
  <Status>2</Status> 
  <Qty>0</Qty> 
  <VscProductExpirationDate>9999/12/30</VscProductExpirationDate> 
  <LastCompletionDateGMT>2014/10/02 10:48:10</LastCompletionDateGMT> 
- <TaskList>
  <Name /> 
- <TaskItem>
  <Name /> 
  </TaskItem>
  </TaskList>
  </ChildContainer>   
- <ChildContainer>
  <Name>CORET2-CLN0001</Name> 
  <Level>2</Level> 
  <ParentContainer>70087213</ParentContainer> 
  <RawMaterialFlag>true</RawMaterialFlag> 
- <Product>
  <Name>402232-152</Name> 
  <Revision>E</Revision> 
  <Description>HEADER CORE PG DR Part</Description> 
  <TestModelNumber /> 
  </Product>
- <MfgOrder>
  <Name /> 
  <VscSWR /> 
  </MfgOrder>
  <VscBatch>16845435</VscBatch> 
  <VscSerialNumber /> 
  <InRework>false</InRework> 
  <IsInProcess>true</IsInProcess> 
  <IsOnHold>false</IsOnHold> 
  <Status>2</Status> 
  <Qty>0</Qty> 
  <VscProductExpirationDate>9999/12/30</VscProductExpirationDate> 
  <LastCompletionDateGMT>2014/10/08 21:04:44</LastCompletionDateGMT> 
- <TaskList>
  <Name /> 
- <TaskItem>
  <Name /> 
  </TaskItem>
  </TaskList>
  </ChildContainer>
- <ChildContainer>
  <Name>SEAP1-CLN0001</Name> 
  <Level>1</Level> 
  <ParentContainer>70145862</ParentContainer> 
  <RawMaterialFlag>true</RawMaterialFlag> 
- <Product>
  <Name>356909-066</Name> 
  <Revision>Q</Revision> 
  <Description>SEAL PLUG 0.105 TALL RIBBED</Description> 
  <TestModelNumber /> 
  </Product>
- <MfgOrder>
  <Name /> 
  <VscSWR /> 
  </MfgOrder>
  <VscBatch>1171928400</VscBatch> 
  <VscSerialNumber /> 
  <InRework>false</InRework> 
  <IsInProcess>true</IsInProcess> 
  <IsOnHold>false</IsOnHold> 
  <Status>1</Status> 
  <Qty>16</Qty> 
  <VscProductExpirationDate>9999/12/30</VscProductExpirationDate> 
  <LastCompletionDateGMT>2014/07/23 08:59:41</LastCompletionDateGMT> 
- <TaskList>
  <Name /> 
- <TaskItem>
  <Name /> 
  </TaskItem>
  </TaskList>
  </ChildContainer>
- <ChildContainer>
  <Name>NUSL-CLN0002</Name> 
  <Level>1</Level> 
  <ParentContainer>70145862</ParentContainer> 
  <RawMaterialFlag>true</RawMaterialFlag> 
- <Product>
  <Name>500324-003</Name> 
  <Revision>J</Revision> 
  <Description>ADHESIVE SLN RBR 6OZ SEMCO</Description> 
  <TestModelNumber /> 
  </Product>
- <MfgOrder>
  <Name /> 
  <VscSWR /> 
  </MfgOrder>
  <VscBatch>1172445300</VscBatch> 
  <VscSerialNumber /> 
  <InRework>false</InRework> 
  <IsInProcess>true</IsInProcess> 
  <IsOnHold>false</IsOnHold> 
  <Status>2</Status> 
  <Qty>0</Qty> 
  <VscProductExpirationDate>2015/06/16</VscProductExpirationDate> 
  <LastCompletionDateGMT>2014/07/24 16:17:41</LastCompletionDateGMT> 
- <TaskList>
  <Name /> 
- <TaskItem>
  <Name /> 
  </TaskItem>
  </TaskList>
  </ChildContainer>
  </msg_body>
  </mes_message>

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:20

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You have decorated your properties with XMLAttribute but they are elements in your XML. So, change all XMLAttribute to XmlElement.

you See Deserialize XML to Object Array

edited May 23 '17 at 12:20

Community

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answered Oct 23 '14 at 09:42

Fabio

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 23 '14 at 09:44

try to use attributes to specify your elements and attributes. something like this:

public class TaskItem
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Instruction { get; set; }
    public bool IsTlc { get; set; }
}

[XmlRoot("TaskList")]
public class TaskList
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Revision { get; set; }
    public bool Optional { get; set; }

    [XmlArray("TaskItems")]
    [XmlArrayItem("TaskItem")]
    public List<TaskItem> TaskItems { get; set; }
}

Deserialize XML does not populate array

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