XML to Object serialization in ASP.NET Web API

Simple XML to Object serialization

Model

class Student

{

[XmlElement("Name")]

public string Name;

} 

Controller

 [HttpPost]
  public string ProcessXML(Student s)
   {

        //code

   } 

Global asax.cs

var xml = GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.Formatters.XmlFormatter;
                 xml.SetSerializer<Student>(new XmlSerializer(typeof(Student))); 

Now you can post XML data as below

<Student>

<Name>balaji</Name>

</Student>