## XmlSerializer serializes fields differently in 4.5 ### Scope Major ### Version Introduced 4.5 ### Version Reverted 4.5 ### Source Analyzer Status Not planned ### Change Description Changes in the XmlSerializer in .NET Framework 4.5 caused fields to be formatted differently in the serialized XML. - [ ] Quirked - [ ] Build-time break ### Recommended Action This behavior was corrected in a servicing update of .NET Framework 4.5. Please update the .NET Framework 4.5, or upgrade to .NET Framework 4.5.1 or later, to fix this issue. Alternatively, the following config setting will revert to 4.0 XmlSerializer behavior: ```xml ``` ### Affected APIs * `M:System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(System.IO.Stream,System.Object)` * `M:System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(System.IO.TextWriter,System.Object)` * `M:System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(System.Object,System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializationWriter)` * `M:System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(System.Xml.XmlWriter,System.Object)` * `M:System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(System.IO.Stream,System.Object,System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializerNamespaces)` * `M:System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(System.IO.TextWriter,System.Object,System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializerNamespaces)` * `M:System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(System.Xml.XmlWriter,System.Object,System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializerNamespaces)` * `M:System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(System.Xml.XmlWriter,System.Object,System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializerNamespaces,System.String)` * `M:System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Serialize(System.Xml.XmlWriter,System.Object,System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializerNamespaces,System.String,System.String)` ### Categories Serialization XML, XSLT [More information](http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/761786/net-4-5-xmlserializer-produces-different-output-from-4-0)