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.NET interview: What is the difference between the SoapFormatter and the XmlSerializer
SoapFormatter
SOAP formatter will actually take the field values of an object and store all of that information in the stream passed.
SoapFormatter is better to serialize arbitrary data
XmlSerializer
XML Serialization would just serialize the public properties of an object.
The XML Serializer is used typically for serializing simple types across web services
xmlserializer is better, more flexible and faster
