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Yet Another XML Serialization Library for the .NET Framework

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A flexible XML serialization library that lets developers design the XML file structure, and select the exception handling policy. YAXLib supports polymorphic serialization and serializing generic and non-generic collection classes and arrays.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace YAXLib
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Enumerates different kinds of exception handling policies as used by YAX Library.
    /// </summary>
    public enum YAXExceptionHandlingPolicies
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Throws Both Warnings And Errors
        /// </summary>
        ThrowWarningsAndErrors,

        /// <summary>
        /// Throws Errors only (default)
        /// </summary>
        ThrowErrorsOnly,

        /// <summary>
        /// Does not throw exceptions, the errors can be accessed via the YAXParsingErrors instance
        /// </summary>
        DoNotThrow
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Enumerates different possible behaviours of the library toward exceptions
    /// </summary>
    public enum YAXExceptionTypes
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Ignore non-fatal exceptions; neither throw them, nor log them.
        /// </summary>
        Ignore,

        /// <summary>
        /// Treat exception as a warning
        /// </summary>
        Warning,

        /// <summary>
        /// Treat exception as an error
        /// </summary>
        Error
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Enumerates different serialization options which could be set at construction time.
    /// </summary>
    public enum YAXSerializationOptions
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Prevents serialization of null objects.
        /// </summary>
        DontSerializeNullObjects,

        /// <summary>
        /// Serializes null objects also (the default)
        /// </summary>
        SerializeNullObjects
    }
}

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