Serialize an object to XML

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You have to use XmlSerializer for XML serialization. Below is a sample snippet.

 XmlSerializer xsSubmit = new XmlSerializer(typeof(MyObject));
 var subReq = new MyObject();
 var xml = "";

 using(var sww = new StringWriter())
 {
     using(XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(sww))
     {
         xsSubmit.Serialize(writer, subReq);
         xml = sww.ToString(); // Your XML
     }
 }

As per @kiquenet request for generic class:

public class MySerializer<T> where T : class
{
    public static string Serialize(T obj)
    {
        XmlSerializer xsSubmit = new XmlSerializer(typeof(T));
        using (var sww = new StringWriter())
        {
            using (XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(sww) { Formatting = Formatting.Indented })
            {
                xsSubmit.Serialize(writer, obj);
                return sww.ToString();
            }
        }
    }
}

usage:

string xmlMessage = MySerializer<MyClass>.Serialize(myObj);

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