SerializableDictionary.cs

using System;

    using System.Collections.Generic;

    using System.Text;

    using System.Xml.Serialization;



[XmlRoot("dictionary")]

public class SerializableDictionary<TKey, TValue>

    : Dictionary<TKey, TValue>, IXmlSerializable
{

    #region IXmlSerializable Members

    public System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchema GetSchema()
    {

        return null;

    }



    public void ReadXml(System.Xml.XmlReader reader)
    {

        XmlSerializer keySerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(TKey));

        XmlSerializer valueSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(TValue));



        bool wasEmpty = reader.IsEmptyElement;

        reader.Read();



        if (wasEmpty)

            return;



        while (reader.NodeType != System.Xml.XmlNodeType.EndElement)
        {

            reader.ReadStartElement("item");



            reader.ReadStartElement("key");

            TKey key = (TKey)keySerializer.Deserialize(reader);

            reader.ReadEndElement();



            reader.ReadStartElement("value");

            TValue value = (TValue)valueSerializer.Deserialize(reader);

            reader.ReadEndElement();



            this.Add(key, value);



            reader.ReadEndElement();

            reader.MoveToContent();

        }

        reader.ReadEndElement();

    }



    public void WriteXml(System.Xml.XmlWriter writer)
    {

        XmlSerializer keySerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(TKey));

        XmlSerializer valueSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(TValue));



        foreach (TKey key in this.Keys)
        {

            writer.WriteStartElement("item");



            writer.WriteStartElement("key");

            keySerializer.Serialize(writer, key);

            writer.WriteEndElement();



            writer.WriteStartElement("value");

            TValue value = this[key];

            valueSerializer.Serialize(writer, value);

            writer.WriteEndElement();



            writer.WriteEndElement();

        }

    }
}

        #endregion