Deserialize(System.IO.Stream)

Deserializes the XML document contained by the specified System.IO.Stream.

Syntax

public object Deserialize (System.IO.Stream stream)

Parameters

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

Returns

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 System.Xml.Serialization.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 System.IO.Stream class, which is designed to write to streams. Classes that derive from the System.IO.Stream class include:

Note:

The System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer cannot deserialize the following: arrays of ArrayList and arrays of List`1.

Requirements

Namespace: System.Xml.Serialization
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0