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11/17/2011

XmlSerializer.Deserialize Method (Stream)

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Deserializes the XML document contained by the specified Stream.

Namespace: System.Xml.Serialization
Assembly: System.Xml.Serialization (in System.Xml.Serialization.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function Deserialize ( _
    stream As Stream _
) As Object

public Object Deserialize(
    Stream stream
)

Parameters

stream
Type: System.IO.Stream
The Stream that contains the XML document to deserialize.

Return Value

Type: System.Object
The Object being deserialized.

Remarks

Deserialization is the process of reading an XML document and constructing an object that is strongly typed to the XML Schema (XSD) of the document.

Before deserializing, an XmlSerializer must be constructed using the type of the object that is being deserialized.

Use the stream parameter to specify an object that derives from the Stream class, which is designed to write to streams. Classes that derive from the Stream class include:

Note:
The XmlSerializer cannot deserialize arrays of ArrayList and arrays of List<T>.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.