XmlSerialization and Attributes - Preventing a Property from being Serialized

Question

Is there a way to get XmlSerialization in .NET to ignore certain properties while serializing?

For example, I have a public bool Property called IsValid and its the only Property of the object that I don't want serialized. How could I do this?

Answer 1

Add the XmlIgnoreAttribute over the property.

Answer 2

Use XmlIgnoreAttribute.

Answer 3

Just apply [XmlIgnore] to the property you want to ignore.

See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.xml.serialization.xmlattributes.xmlignore.aspx.