Xml serialization

[torrud]

Hi,

I am trying to hind a public property of a base class from the serialization of the derived class. But it does not work. Where is my mistake?

[XmlRoot("Components")
public class Component
{
  private List<Part> _parts = new List<Part>();

  [XmlElement("Parts")]
  public virtual List<Part> Parts
  {
    get { return _parts; }
    set { _parts = value; }
  }
}

[XmlRoot("Other_Components")]
public class ComponentA : Component
{
  [XmlIgnore]
  public override List<Part> Parts
  {
    get { return base.Parts; }
    set { base.Parts = value; }
  }
}

If I serialize ComponentA I do not want serialize Parts. But this code fails. Any hints?