I'am extremely new when it comes to creating and using XML files.
Say for example I have this code for storing highscores
[Serializable]
public class HighScoreData
{
public string[] PlayerName;
public int[] Score;
public int[] Level;
}
and I want to create xml code to that when it deserializes it'll look something like this
playername= {"Rocco","Shawn","Derrick"}
score= {100,200,300}
level = {1,2,3}
What would that xml code look like?
Why did you model it like that? In my opinion the following example is more compelling.
[Serializable]
public class HighScoreData
{
public string PlayerName;
public int Score;
public int Level;
}
[Serializable]
public class HighScoresCollection
{
List<HighScoreData> HighScores;
}
Then, when you serialize the highScore, you get something like this:
<HighScoresCollection>
<HighScoreData>
<PlayerName>Rocco</PlayerName>
<Score>100</Score>
<Level>1</Level>
</HighScoreData>
<HighScoreData>
<PlayerName>Shawn</PlayerName>
<Score>200</Score>
<Level>2</Level>
</HighScoreData>
<HighScoreData>
<PlayerName>Derrick</PlayerName>
<Score>300</Score>
<Level>3</Level>
</HighScoreData>
</HighScoresCollection>
Well, the need for the HighScoresCollection class in my example is arguable, and you can just have a list of scores, IMO.
HighScoresCollection or any other single root element allows for dumping the xml into a standalone file and may also serve as a hook for namespace declarations.I doubt you want to have single object with multiple members (Arrays). I think you need an Array of objects. Anyway for your sample it is:
<HighScoreData>
<ArrayOfPlayerName>
<PlayerName>Rocco</PlayerName>
<PlayerName>Shawn</PlayerName>
<PlayerName>Derrick</PlayerName>
</ArrayOfPlayerName>
<ArrayOfScore>
<Score>100</Score>
<Score>200</Score>
<Score>300</Score>
</ArrayOfScore>
<ArrayOfLevel>
<Level>1</Level>
<Level>2</Level>
<Level>3</Level>
</ArrayOfLevel>
</HighScoreData>
For array of objects XML whould be lke this:
<HighScoreData>
<Player>
<PlayerName>Rocco</PlayerName>
<Score>100</Score>
<Level>1</Level>
</Player>
<Player>
<PlayerName>Shawn</PlayerName>
<Score>200</Score>
<Level>2</Level>
</Player>
<Player>
<PlayerName>Derrick</PlayerName>
<Score>300</Score>
<Level>3</Level>
</Player>
</HighScoreData>
As follows:
<xml>
<HighScoreData>
<PlanerName>Player 1</PlayerName>
<Score>200</Score>
<Level>1</Level>
</HighScoreData>
<HighScoreData>
<PlanerName>Player 2</PlayerName>
<Score>100</Score>
<Level>1</Level>
</HighScoreData>
...
</xml>
ISerializable.