XmlSerializer property deserializing order

Question

Just wondering if anyone knows how the XmlSerializer determines the order for deserializing any given object's properties.

Added info:

I have a class like this:

    private bool _hasGaps = false;
    public bool HasGaps
    {
        get { return _hasGaps; }
        set
        {
            _hasGaps = value;
        }
    }

    private List<GapInfo> _gaps;
    public List<GapInfo> Gaps
    {
        get { return _gaps; }
        set
        {
            _gaps = value;
        }
    }

I set a breakpoint in both Gaps setter and HasGaps setter, Gaps gets deserialized first.

More info

Here's what the XML looks like:

<Tube Id="3df08765-c4e7-4a87-a0ed-ec76169b47af" Name="Tube">
  <HasGaps>false</HasGaps>
  <Gaps />
</Tube>

Answer 1

It deserializes them in the order they appear in the class.

Did you have reason to believe it might use a different order?