Using ArrayList in Client side

[James Q]

Hello,

I have tried to define my Web Service's method so, that client could use
ArrayList insted of ordinary Arrays ( [ ] ). I haven't resolved how to do
it.
In serverside it's easy yo use ArrayList, but not in client side.
How should I define those XML tags into my classes
that code like below would work using ArrayList in Client side?
Environment is VS.NET 2003

C# Code

{
[XmlElement(ElementName="Elements", Type=typeof(Element))]
public ArrayList XElements
{
get
{
return Elements;
}
set
{
Elements = value;
}
}
}
/**
* Element information.
**/
public class Element
{
......

// XML

<Header>
...
</Header>
<Elements>
<Element>
<Field1> 1 </Field1>
<Field2> 2 </Field2>
<Field3> 3 </Field3>
<Field4> 4 </Field4>
</Element>
<Element>
<Field1> 1 </Field1>
<Field2> 2 </Field2>
<Field3> 3 </Field3>
<Field4> 4 </Field4>
</Element>
<Element>
<Field1> 1 </Field1>
<Field2> 2 </Field2>
<Field3> 3 </Field3>
<Field4> 4 </Field4>
</Element>
<Element>
<Field1> 1 </Field1>
<Field2> 2 </Field2>
<Field3> 3 </Field3>
<Field4> 4 </Field4>
</Element>
</Elements>
<Footer>
...
</Footer>


<Cheers/>

 

[recoil]

Hello James. I don't believe that ArrayLists are serialized across Web
Service method stubs. You will probably have better luck just returning
Type[] and then AddRange to an ArrayList on the other side. Hope this helps.

 

[James Q]

Ok, thanks for answering!

Cheers

[XmlElement(ElementName="Elements", Type=typeof(Element))]
public ArrayList XElements

Use instead the following form:

[XmlElement(ElementName="Customers", Type=typeof(Customer))]
public Customer[] Customers
{
get { ... }
set { ... }
}



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