Serialize a FeatureClass?

[KeithGemeinhart]

I've searched everywhere and can't find any information on how to do it other than saying you can't use IXMLSerializer on IFeatureClass because it doesn't implement ISerializable.

So ... how can I serialize an IFeatureClass object to XML?

Thanks!
-Keith

[JamesMacKay]

Keith,

This article shows how to export a feature class to XML as part of an XML workspace document:

http://help.arcgis.com/en/sdk/10.0/arcobjects_net/conceptualhelp/index.html#/how_to_export_a_dataset...

Cheers,
James

[KeithGemeinhart]

Thanks for the link. However, this particular feature class that I'm interested in doesn't exist in a geodatabase. It was created in code and I want to save it as XML. IWorkspace is null.

[KirkKuykendall]

Perhaps use the RecordSet class.  It implements IXmlSerialize, but I've never tried it.  Create a new empty recordset, then use IRecordSetInit.Insert to insert features.

[KeithGemeinhart]

I finally figured this out. I posted an answer on stackoverflow.com. Feedback on my approach is welcome and encouraged.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2767967/