Can you specify format for XmlSerialization of a datetime?
No, there isn't. If it's in that format, then it's not a valid dateTime as far as XML Schema is concerned.
The best you can do is as follows:
[XmlIgnore]public DateTime DoNotSerialize {get;set;}public string ProxyDateTime { get {return DoNotSerialize.ToString("yyyyMMdd");} set {DoNotSerialize = DateTime.Parse(value);}}
XmlElementAttribute#DataType should provide what you need:
[XmlElement(DataType="date")] public DateTime Date1 {get;set;}This will get Date1 property serialized to the proper xml date format.