Serialize any object to XML

Serializer.cs

class Serializer
{
	public static string SerializeToXML(object data)
	{
		XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(data.GetType());
		StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
		serializer.Serialize(sw, data);
		return sw.ToString();
	}

	public static object DeserializeToXML(string root, Type outType)
	{
		XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(outType);
		StringReader sr = new StringReader(root);
		var rootDir = serializer.Deserialize(sr);
		return rootDir;
	}

	public static void usageExample()
	{
		var obj = new SomeType(); // Class SomeType must have Attribute [Serializable]
		string serial = Serializer.SerializeToXML(obj);

		// Cast back to SomeType
		var obj2 = (SomeType)Serializer.DeserializeToXML(serial, (new SomeType()).GetType());
	}
}