Hello! I'm trying to write a game editor. I can already load my Map class from my game project with Content.Load<>.
I'm running into issues trying to find a way to deserialize the XML file. I'm not too sure which method to use, but every one I try runs into one problem or another.
If I try to use the IntermediateSerializer.Deserialize method, it says it doesn't support multi-dimentional arrays.
Trying to use the deserialize method of an XmlSerializer returns errors reflecting the type(Map)
This is the code for the Map class:
public class Map
{
#region Variables/Properties
public string BGpath { get; set; }
public string collisionMaskFile;
[XmlArray("Events")]
public List<Scene> Events;
[XmlArray("Entities")]
[XmlArrayItem("NPC", typeof(NPC))]
public List<Entity> Entities;
[XmlArray("MapObjects")]
public List<MapObject> MapObjects;
#endregion
//public List<MapLayer> Layers { get; set; }
//public CollisionLayer collisionLayer;
}
Example of one of the XML files without much data in it:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<XnaContent xmlns:Practice_RPG="Practice_RPG">
<Asset Type="Practice_RPG:Map">
<BGpath>C:\STUFF</BGpath>
<collisionMaskFile>TestText</collisionMaskFile>
<Events> </Events>
<Entities></Entities>
<MapObjects> </MapObjects>
</Asset>
</XnaContent>
Any help would be appreciated.
