C# ToXml and FromXml

XmlHelper.cs

public static class FormattingExtensions
{
    public static string ToXml(this object o)
    {
        XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(o.GetType());
        using (StringWriter writer = new StringWriter())
        {
            serializer.Serialize(writer, o);
            return writer.ToString();
        }
    }
    
    public static T FromXml<T>(this string data)
    {
        XmlSerializer s = new XmlSerializer(typeof(T));

        using (StringReader reader = new StringReader(data))
        {
            object obj = s.Deserialize(reader);
            return (T)obj;
        }
    }

}