Serialize object with DataContractSerializer

[jennietan]

I need to serialize an object using datacontract serializer.The problem is that i haven't the object data in a stream or one string. I have an XmlElement with the xml contents.I want to do:\[code\]DataContractSerializer ser = new DataContractSerializer(Xpto.GetType());XmlReader = ... //i need the create an XmlReader (or XmlDictionaryReader) from a XmlElement (or XmlDocument)Xpto x = (Xpto)ser.ReadObject(reader, true);\[/code\]Any ideia?