Getting Started

The package(s) are available on nuget. There are multiple packages because each one is built against a specific version of the ACORD Standard. ACORD recommends that you always use the latest version of the ACORD spec, and they do their best to avoid breaking changes and maintain backwards compatibility.

The various ACORD versions are available in separate packages on nuget.

2 Minute Tutorial

Open your .NET project.

nuget install-package aldsoft.acord.2.35.00

I chose to use ACORD version 2.35.00, you can choose a different one if you like.

The example below we used a simple console application, and constructed a very basic (and incomplete) TXLife Request. The same object could have been constructed without using the Fluent API builder, but then the user risks adding a TXLife Response to the object (not allowed in the standard).

using Aldsoft.Acord.LA;
...
static void Main(string[] args)
{
    // Templates an Acord object with Fluent Builder
    var builder = TXLife_Type.CreateBuilder()
        .AddTXLifeRequest(new TXLifeRequest_Type { id = "1" })
        .Version("2.35.00")
        .AddUserAuthRequest(new UserAuthRequest_Type());

    // Builds the object from the builder template
    var txLife = builder.Build();

    // Serialize
    string xmlString;
    txLife.Serialize(out xmlString);
    Console.WriteLine(xmlString);

    // Deserialize
    var txLifeDeserialized = TXLife_Type.Deserialize(xmlString);
    Console.WriteLine(txLifeDeserialized.Version);

    Console.ReadKey();
}