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SharpSerializer is an open source XML and binary serializer for .NET. With only one line of code it can serialize types like: multidimensional array, nested array, array-of-arrays, polymorphic object (where value is inherited from the property type), generic type, generic listing (i.e. dictionary, collection) and many more...

SharpSerializer 3.x was ported from CodePlex to GitHub. It works with .NET Standard 1.0, .NET Framework 4.5.2 and above.

Development Due to the new syntax of the csproj file you need Visual Studio 2017 for development of SharpSerializer.

Runtime SharpSerializer requires a .NET platform implementing .NET Standard 1.0 or above.

According to the .NET Standard implementation support homepage SharpSerializer works with:

.NET Core 1.0
.NET Framework 4.5 (with .NET Core 1.x or 2.0 SDK)
Mono 4.6
Xamarin.iOS 10.0
Xamarin.Mac 3.0
Xamarin.Android 7.0
Universal Windows Platform (UVP) 10.0
Windows 8.0
Windows Phone (WP) 8.1
Windows Phone Silverlight 8.0
For .NET Framework 4.5.2 (and above) and all .NET platforms implementing .NET Standard 1.3 there are additional API overloads providing not only serialization to a stream but also directly to a file by its name.

Installing:
Using NuGet is recommended.
In Visual Studio open NuGet Package Manager and type-in: Install-Package SharpSerializer
In the Command Line (.NET CLI) use the dotnet command: dotnet add package SharpSerializer