I have a web service that is returning an object to a client. I added some additional properties to the class on the server. I was thinking that older clients would have to upgrade to the latest class definition Assembly, but they still work. Is this a fluke? Or does serialization ignore any additional elements in the XML that are not class properties? For example, I have Order class with an AccountNumber property and Amount property. The XML I deserialize is: <AccountNumber>1234</AccountNumber> <Amount>234.56</Amount> <Referrer>Amazon</Referrer> <TransactionDate>4/3/2006</TransactionDate> The Order class on older clients does not have the Referrer and TransactionDate properties, yet deserialization works - an Order object is created with only AccountNumber and Amount set. Is this by design or luck? Thanks, Sam -- _______________________________ Sam Santiago ssantiago@n0spam-SoftiTechture.com http://www.SoftiTechture.com _______________________________
