C# XML Deserializer Not Deserializing Date









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I'm having trouble with XML deserialization in C#.
I have the following XML:



<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<head>
<person>
<name>Jim Bob</name>
<dateOfBirth>1990-01-01</dateOfBirth>
</person>
<policy>
<number>1</number>
<pet>
<name>Snuffles</name>
<dateOfBirth>2000-01-01</dateOfBirth>
</pet>
</policy>
</head>


With this I'm trying to map it to the following classes:



public class head

public policy policy get; set;
public person person get; set;


public class person

public string name get; set;
public DateTime dateOfBirth get; set;

[XmlElement("policy")]
public List<policy> policy get; set;


public class policy

public string number get; set;
[XmlElement("pet")]
public List<pet> pet get; set;


public class pet

public string name get; set;
[XmlElement("dateOfBirth")]
public DateTime dateOfBirth get; set; //<~~ Issue is with this property



The issue is that the dateOfBirth property in the pet class isn't being populated when being deserialized and I don't know why. Is this because of a naming conflict with the dateOfBirth property in the person class?










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    Should your head class contain a policy property?
    – JohnLBevan
    Nov 10 at 16:46






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    The problems are that 1) You are missing public policy policy get; set; on head and 2) [XmlElememnt("dateOfBirth")] is misspelled and does not compile. Fixing those your code works, see dotnetfiddle.net/5veH6q
    – dbc
    Nov 10 at 16:46










  • @dbc Thanks, I've updated the question as that was a quickly typed example of the issue. I've rectified the typo / missing property as they are present in the full code.
    – Gareth
    Nov 10 at 16:50











  • OK, but now I can't reproduce the problem, see dotnetfiddle.net/5veH6q. <dateOfBirth>2000-01-01</dateOfBirth> seems to populate successfully.
    – dbc
    Nov 10 at 16:53










  • @dbc Ok thanks, I've ran my full code through the same fiddle and I'm getting the same error. You've answered my question anyway that it's not a naming conflict. I'll keep picking away at it! Thanks
    – Gareth
    Nov 10 at 17:07














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I'm having trouble with XML deserialization in C#.
I have the following XML:



<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<head>
<person>
<name>Jim Bob</name>
<dateOfBirth>1990-01-01</dateOfBirth>
</person>
<policy>
<number>1</number>
<pet>
<name>Snuffles</name>
<dateOfBirth>2000-01-01</dateOfBirth>
</pet>
</policy>
</head>


With this I'm trying to map it to the following classes:



public class head

public policy policy get; set;
public person person get; set;


public class person

public string name get; set;
public DateTime dateOfBirth get; set;

[XmlElement("policy")]
public List<policy> policy get; set;


public class policy

public string number get; set;
[XmlElement("pet")]
public List<pet> pet get; set;


public class pet

public string name get; set;
[XmlElement("dateOfBirth")]
public DateTime dateOfBirth get; set; //<~~ Issue is with this property



The issue is that the dateOfBirth property in the pet class isn't being populated when being deserialized and I don't know why. Is this because of a naming conflict with the dateOfBirth property in the person class?










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  • 1




    Should your head class contain a policy property?
    – JohnLBevan
    Nov 10 at 16:46






  • 2




    The problems are that 1) You are missing public policy policy get; set; on head and 2) [XmlElememnt("dateOfBirth")] is misspelled and does not compile. Fixing those your code works, see dotnetfiddle.net/5veH6q
    – dbc
    Nov 10 at 16:46










  • @dbc Thanks, I've updated the question as that was a quickly typed example of the issue. I've rectified the typo / missing property as they are present in the full code.
    – Gareth
    Nov 10 at 16:50











  • OK, but now I can't reproduce the problem, see dotnetfiddle.net/5veH6q. <dateOfBirth>2000-01-01</dateOfBirth> seems to populate successfully.
    – dbc
    Nov 10 at 16:53










  • @dbc Ok thanks, I've ran my full code through the same fiddle and I'm getting the same error. You've answered my question anyway that it's not a naming conflict. I'll keep picking away at it! Thanks
    – Gareth
    Nov 10 at 17:07












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I'm having trouble with XML deserialization in C#.
I have the following XML:



<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<head>
<person>
<name>Jim Bob</name>
<dateOfBirth>1990-01-01</dateOfBirth>
</person>
<policy>
<number>1</number>
<pet>
<name>Snuffles</name>
<dateOfBirth>2000-01-01</dateOfBirth>
</pet>
</policy>
</head>


With this I'm trying to map it to the following classes:



public class head

public policy policy get; set;
public person person get; set;


public class person

public string name get; set;
public DateTime dateOfBirth get; set;

[XmlElement("policy")]
public List<policy> policy get; set;


public class policy

public string number get; set;
[XmlElement("pet")]
public List<pet> pet get; set;


public class pet

public string name get; set;
[XmlElement("dateOfBirth")]
public DateTime dateOfBirth get; set; //<~~ Issue is with this property



The issue is that the dateOfBirth property in the pet class isn't being populated when being deserialized and I don't know why. Is this because of a naming conflict with the dateOfBirth property in the person class?










share|improve this question















I'm having trouble with XML deserialization in C#.
I have the following XML:



<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<head>
<person>
<name>Jim Bob</name>
<dateOfBirth>1990-01-01</dateOfBirth>
</person>
<policy>
<number>1</number>
<pet>
<name>Snuffles</name>
<dateOfBirth>2000-01-01</dateOfBirth>
</pet>
</policy>
</head>


With this I'm trying to map it to the following classes:



public class head

public policy policy get; set;
public person person get; set;


public class person

public string name get; set;
public DateTime dateOfBirth get; set;

[XmlElement("policy")]
public List<policy> policy get; set;


public class policy

public string number get; set;
[XmlElement("pet")]
public List<pet> pet get; set;


public class pet

public string name get; set;
[XmlElement("dateOfBirth")]
public DateTime dateOfBirth get; set; //<~~ Issue is with this property



The issue is that the dateOfBirth property in the pet class isn't being populated when being deserialized and I don't know why. Is this because of a naming conflict with the dateOfBirth property in the person class?







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    Should your head class contain a policy property?
    – JohnLBevan
    Nov 10 at 16:46






  • 2




    The problems are that 1) You are missing public policy policy get; set; on head and 2) [XmlElememnt("dateOfBirth")] is misspelled and does not compile. Fixing those your code works, see dotnetfiddle.net/5veH6q
    – dbc
    Nov 10 at 16:46










  • @dbc Thanks, I've updated the question as that was a quickly typed example of the issue. I've rectified the typo / missing property as they are present in the full code.
    – Gareth
    Nov 10 at 16:50











  • OK, but now I can't reproduce the problem, see dotnetfiddle.net/5veH6q. <dateOfBirth>2000-01-01</dateOfBirth> seems to populate successfully.
    – dbc
    Nov 10 at 16:53










  • @dbc Ok thanks, I've ran my full code through the same fiddle and I'm getting the same error. You've answered my question anyway that it's not a naming conflict. I'll keep picking away at it! Thanks
    – Gareth
    Nov 10 at 17:07












  • 1




    Should your head class contain a policy property?
    – JohnLBevan
    Nov 10 at 16:46






  • 2




    The problems are that 1) You are missing public policy policy get; set; on head and 2) [XmlElememnt("dateOfBirth")] is misspelled and does not compile. Fixing those your code works, see dotnetfiddle.net/5veH6q
    – dbc
    Nov 10 at 16:46










  • @dbc Thanks, I've updated the question as that was a quickly typed example of the issue. I've rectified the typo / missing property as they are present in the full code.
    – Gareth
    Nov 10 at 16:50











  • OK, but now I can't reproduce the problem, see dotnetfiddle.net/5veH6q. <dateOfBirth>2000-01-01</dateOfBirth> seems to populate successfully.
    – dbc
    Nov 10 at 16:53










  • @dbc Ok thanks, I've ran my full code through the same fiddle and I'm getting the same error. You've answered my question anyway that it's not a naming conflict. I'll keep picking away at it! Thanks
    – Gareth
    Nov 10 at 17:07







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1




Should your head class contain a policy property?
– JohnLBevan
Nov 10 at 16:46




Should your head class contain a policy property?
– JohnLBevan
Nov 10 at 16:46




2




2




The problems are that 1) You are missing public policy policy get; set; on head and 2) [XmlElememnt("dateOfBirth")] is misspelled and does not compile. Fixing those your code works, see dotnetfiddle.net/5veH6q
– dbc
Nov 10 at 16:46




The problems are that 1) You are missing public policy policy get; set; on head and 2) [XmlElememnt("dateOfBirth")] is misspelled and does not compile. Fixing those your code works, see dotnetfiddle.net/5veH6q
– dbc
Nov 10 at 16:46












@dbc Thanks, I've updated the question as that was a quickly typed example of the issue. I've rectified the typo / missing property as they are present in the full code.
– Gareth
Nov 10 at 16:50





@dbc Thanks, I've updated the question as that was a quickly typed example of the issue. I've rectified the typo / missing property as they are present in the full code.
– Gareth
Nov 10 at 16:50













OK, but now I can't reproduce the problem, see dotnetfiddle.net/5veH6q. <dateOfBirth>2000-01-01</dateOfBirth> seems to populate successfully.
– dbc
Nov 10 at 16:53




OK, but now I can't reproduce the problem, see dotnetfiddle.net/5veH6q. <dateOfBirth>2000-01-01</dateOfBirth> seems to populate successfully.
– dbc
Nov 10 at 16:53












@dbc Ok thanks, I've ran my full code through the same fiddle and I'm getting the same error. You've answered my question anyway that it's not a naming conflict. I'll keep picking away at it! Thanks
– Gareth
Nov 10 at 17:07




@dbc Ok thanks, I've ran my full code through the same fiddle and I'm getting the same error. You've answered my question anyway that it's not a naming conflict. I'll keep picking away at it! Thanks
– Gareth
Nov 10 at 17:07












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Try following code which uses ParseExact. If you are still getting an issue you may have to handle cases where the DateTime is null :



 public class pet

public string name get; set;
private DateTime _dateOfBirth get; set; //<~~ Issue is with this property

[XmlElement("dateOfBirth")]
public string DateOfBirth

get return _dateOfBirth.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd");
set _dateOfBirth = DateTime.ParseExact(value, "yyyy-MM-dd", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);









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    I managed to solve this by using the [XmlElementAttribute(DataType = "date")] attribute on the dateOfBirth field . The revised class that works looks like this:



    public class pet

    public string name get; set;
    [XmlElementAttribute(DataType = "date")]
    public DateTime dateOfBirth get; set;






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      Try following code which uses ParseExact. If you are still getting an issue you may have to handle cases where the DateTime is null :



       public class pet

      public string name get; set;
      private DateTime _dateOfBirth get; set; //<~~ Issue is with this property

      [XmlElement("dateOfBirth")]
      public string DateOfBirth

      get return _dateOfBirth.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd");
      set _dateOfBirth = DateTime.ParseExact(value, "yyyy-MM-dd", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);









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        Try following code which uses ParseExact. If you are still getting an issue you may have to handle cases where the DateTime is null :



         public class pet

        public string name get; set;
        private DateTime _dateOfBirth get; set; //<~~ Issue is with this property

        [XmlElement("dateOfBirth")]
        public string DateOfBirth

        get return _dateOfBirth.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd");
        set _dateOfBirth = DateTime.ParseExact(value, "yyyy-MM-dd", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);









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          Try following code which uses ParseExact. If you are still getting an issue you may have to handle cases where the DateTime is null :



           public class pet

          public string name get; set;
          private DateTime _dateOfBirth get; set; //<~~ Issue is with this property

          [XmlElement("dateOfBirth")]
          public string DateOfBirth

          get return _dateOfBirth.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd");
          set _dateOfBirth = DateTime.ParseExact(value, "yyyy-MM-dd", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);









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          Try following code which uses ParseExact. If you are still getting an issue you may have to handle cases where the DateTime is null :



           public class pet

          public string name get; set;
          private DateTime _dateOfBirth get; set; //<~~ Issue is with this property

          [XmlElement("dateOfBirth")]
          public string DateOfBirth

          get return _dateOfBirth.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd");
          set _dateOfBirth = DateTime.ParseExact(value, "yyyy-MM-dd", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);










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              I managed to solve this by using the [XmlElementAttribute(DataType = "date")] attribute on the dateOfBirth field . The revised class that works looks like this:



              public class pet

              public string name get; set;
              [XmlElementAttribute(DataType = "date")]
              public DateTime dateOfBirth get; set;






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                I managed to solve this by using the [XmlElementAttribute(DataType = "date")] attribute on the dateOfBirth field . The revised class that works looks like this:



                public class pet

                public string name get; set;
                [XmlElementAttribute(DataType = "date")]
                public DateTime dateOfBirth get; set;






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                  I managed to solve this by using the [XmlElementAttribute(DataType = "date")] attribute on the dateOfBirth field . The revised class that works looks like this:



                  public class pet

                  public string name get; set;
                  [XmlElementAttribute(DataType = "date")]
                  public DateTime dateOfBirth get; set;






                  share|improve this answer












                  I managed to solve this by using the [XmlElementAttribute(DataType = "date")] attribute on the dateOfBirth field . The revised class that works looks like this:



                  public class pet

                  public string name get; set;
                  [XmlElementAttribute(DataType = "date")]
                  public DateTime dateOfBirth get; set;







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