How to serialize an item with an attribute without having child items in C#-CodePudding

I am trying to generate this simplified xml snippet below.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<group>
  <name attr="yes">My name</name>
</group>

When I serialize the below code the attribute goes to the group but I want the attribute to go to the name.

// C# class
[XmlRoot("group", IsNullable = false)]
public class Test1
{

    [XmlAttribute]
    public string attr = "yes";
    [XmlElement("name")]
    public string Name;
}
// Output
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>
<group attr="yes">
  <name>My name</name>
</group>

If I make the element name a class I can get the attribute in the right place, however, now I get an additional nested element name.

[XmlRoot("group", IsNullable = false)]
public class Test1
{

    [XmlElement("name")]
    public Test2 Name;
}

public class Test2 : Object
{
    [XmlAttribute]
    public string attr = "yes";

    [XmlElement("name")]
    public string Name;
}
// Output
<group>
  <name attr="yes">
    <name>My name</name>
  </name>
</group>

Question is how can I get the attribute on my element name without having child items to the element?

CodePudding user response：

You'll have to mark that Name property on Test2 with an XmlText instead of an XmlElement.

public class Test2
{
    [XmlAttribute]
    public string attr = "yes";

    [XmlText]
    public string Name;
}