c# parse xml array with attribute -

i'm trying parse xml array, has attribute in weird place.

here my(found somewhere on stackowerflow) parser code:

public static string serialize (object objecttoserialize) {     memorystream mem = new memorystream ();               xmlserializer ser = new xmlserializer (objecttoserialize.gettype ());              ser.serialize (mem, objecttoserialize);          utf8encoding utf = new utf8encoding ();     return utf.getstring (mem.toarray ()); }  public static t deserialize<t> (string xmlstring) {     byte[] bytes = encoding.utf8.getbytes (xmlstring);     memorystream mem = new memorystream (bytes);              xmlserializer ser = new xmlserializer (typeof(t));     return (t)ser.deserialize (mem); } 

this works in cases(that need), except here:

<hr>     <type n="easy">         <scores>             <country name="usa">                 <score nickname="steve" rank="1">1982</score>                 <score nickname="bill" rank="2">1978</score> ... 

this template class:

public class countrylist {     public countrylist ()     {     }      [xmlarray("country")]     [xmlarrayitem("score")]     public scoreandrank[]         country;      [xmlattribute("name")]     public string         name;     } } 

the score array parsed correctly, "name" null. can value of n out, (as [xmlattribute("n")]). tips how solve this?

edit:solution based on svein fidjestøl's link

[xmltype("country")] public class scorecontainer {     public scorecontainer ()     {     }     [xmlelement("score")]     public scoreandrank[] country;      [xmlattribute("name")]     public string name;  } 

works charm.

in order add xml attributes xml arrays, need declare class array element.

a more detailed answer can found here: how add attribute xmlarray element (xml serialization)?