Comments on: Serializing Enums in WCF http://zianet.dk/blog/2007/11/24/serializing-enums-in-wcf/ Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:44:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ken http://zianet.dk/blog/2007/11/24/serializing-enums-in-wcf/comment-page-1/#comment-158885 Ken Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:28:28 +0000 http://zianet.dk/blog/2007/11/24/serializing-enums-in-wcf/#comment-158885 I was having a problem where the enum was not deserializing at all. The default (0) was always read no matter what was passed. I was about to go through and set the Value for all of my EnumMember attribs. I then had an idea. What if I set the DataMember using the enum to IsRequired? <i> Well, NOW IT WORKS! No having to set the enum values or specify them in the EnumMember attrib. Weird though. Now I have to figure out why several other Datamembers are not being deserialized (notably my Int64 and DateTime typed members) Ken</i> I was having a problem where the enum was not deserializing at all. The default (0) was always read no matter what was passed. I was about to go through and set the Value for all of my EnumMember attribs. I then had an idea. What if I set the DataMember using the enum to IsRequired?

Well, NOW IT WORKS! No having to set the enum values or specify them in the EnumMember attrib.

Weird though.

Now I have to figure out why several other Datamembers are not being deserialized (notably my Int64 and DateTime typed members)

Ken

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