XML Deserialization scenarios with Missing Default Constructor in .NET 6
This might be a silly question, but Quick question that's been bugging me - I'm working with an scenario with XML deserialization using the `XmlSerializer` in .NET 6. I have a class that represents a configuration object, and I need to deserialize an XML file into an instance of this class. The XML file is as follows: ```xml <Configuration> <Setting1>Value1</Setting1> <Setting2>Value2</Setting2> </Configuration> ``` The corresponding C# class looks like this: ```csharp public class Configuration { public string Setting1 { get; set; } public string Setting2 { get; set; } public Configuration(string setting1, string setting2) { Setting1 = setting1; Setting2 = setting2; } } ``` When I try to deserialize the XML like this: ```csharp var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Configuration)); using (var reader = new StreamReader("config.xml")) { var config = (Configuration)serializer.Deserialize(reader); } ``` I get the following behavior: `InvalidOperationException: There is an behavior in XML document (1, 2). The type 'Configuration' has no parameterless constructor.` I understand that `XmlSerializer` requires a parameterless constructor for deserialization, but I need to keep my constructor with parameters for my business logic. I've tried adding a parameterless constructor like this: ```csharp public Configuration() { } ``` However, this leads to undesired behavior since the properties are left uninitialized. I also attempted to use a combination of `XmlElement` attributes to set default values, but it still did not work as intended. Is there a way to configure `XmlSerializer` to work with a class that only has a constructor with parameters? Or should I consider using a different approach or library for XML deserialization? Any guidance would be appreciated! Any help would be greatly appreciated! Any help would be greatly appreciated! I've been using C# for about a year now. I'm using C# 3.9 in this project.