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POGenerics problem. I'm just not understanding how to make a generic method
 

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    <p>I've got some XML, stored in a table. I know what object it is supposed to Deserialize to, but I have many types of objects.</p> <p>So, I've got this code, and it works, but it is very specific to 1 type of object. I want to make it generic to accept one of many types of object.</p> <pre><code>Type _type = typeof(ReynoldsRCI.Services.rey_SvcApptView) XmlSerializer ser = new XmlSerializer(_type); object sck; using (StringReader reader = new StringReader(_msg.RawText)) { using (XmlTextReader xreader = new XmlTextReader(reader)) { sck = ser.Deserialize(xreader); } } </code></pre> <p>However, what I would LOVE to have is a 1 line method call where I pass it the type of object and the text, and it would deserialize it and return it to the caller for use. But I am completely an idiot when it comes to generics, so the code I have just isn't even compiling.</p> <pre><code>public T DoStuff&lt;T&gt;(T _type, string RawText) { // Doesn't like this line. Error "The best overloaded method match for 'System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.XmlSerializer(System.Type)' has some invalid arguments" XmlSerializer ser = new XmlSerializer(_type); object retObj; using (StringReader reader = new StringReader(RawText)) { using (XmlTextReader xreader = new XmlTextReader(reader)) { retObj = ser.Deserialize(xreader); } } // Doesn't like this line, either "The type or namespace name '_type' could not be found" return (_type)retObj; } </code></pre> <p>I'm obviously missing something basic when it comes to Generics, and I can't piece it together. Can someone help me out with a quick pointer?</p>
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