Xml Serialization + Dynamic Element Name

Question

I want to know if it is possible to change the base of the element name under some condition ... something like this:

[XmlRoot(ElementName=BaseEntity.useShortTag==false?"a0912":"Product")] public class Product : ONIX.Entities.BaseEntity { public Product() { } public string RecordReference { get; set; } } 

Answer 1

No, this is not possible using attributes, because they are evaluated at compile time. The only way to achieve this is to make your IXmlSerializable class and handle the serialization manually.