C# XML serialization attributes

*Where*	*Attribute*	*Function*
class	`XmlRoot`	name a root element
field, property, parameter, or return value	`XmlAttribute`	serialized as an XML attribute
field, property, parameter, or return value	`XmlElement`	serialized as an XML element
field, property, parameter, or return value of type `XmlAttribute[]`	`XmlAnyAttribute`	collects all unknown attributes
field, property, parameter, or return value of type `XmlElement[]`	`XmlAnyElement`	collects all unknown elements
field, property	`XmlIgnore`	not part of serialization
field, property, parameter, or return value that returns an array of complex objects	`XmlArray`
field, property, parameter, or return value that returns an array of complex objects	`XmlArrayItem`
field, property, parameter, or return value	`XmlChoiceIdentifier`
field that is an enumeration identifier	`XmlEnum`	serialization of an enumeration member
derived class declarations, and return values of public methods (WSDL)	`XmlInclude`	should be included when generating schemas
properties and fields	`XmlText`	serialized as XML text
class declarations	`XmlType`	name and namespace of the XML type

Limitations of XML serialization

Does not handle mixed mode (all mixed items are gathered in one XmlText)
Serialization of interfaces (there is currently no way to specify an underlying type for deserialization)
Due to dynamic code generation that accesses the serialized types from outside all the members and classes to be serialized MUST be public.