Writing CDATA in ASP.NET WebApi

Question

Im using the setting:

formatters.XmlFormatter.UseXmlSerializer = true;

The class i try to serailize is quite simple:

public class MyClass
{
    public MyClass()
    {
        CDATA = "<![CDATA[<link>MyLink</link>]]>"

    [XmlText]
    public string CDATA { get; set; }
}

I want this to be serialized into something like:

<MyClass>
     <![CDATA[<link>MyLink</link>]]>
</MyClass>

But instead get:

<MyClass>
     &lt;![CDATA[&lt;!link&gt;MyLink&lt;!/link&gt;]]>
</MyClass>

So how can i prevent this? Or is there a better way using the ASP.NET WebApi?

Answer 1

Looks like the answer from this question will do it:

[XmlIgnore] public string Content { get; set; }

[XmlText]
public XmlNode[] CDataContent {
    get {
        return new XmlNode[] {
            new XmlDocument().CreateCDataSection(Content)
        };
    }
    set { Content = value[0].Value; }
}

This works with a regular XmlSerializer object, so I'd guess it works in WebAPI as well.