To override the Content-type in your clients, use the HTTP Accept Header, append the .xml suffix or ?format=xml
HTTP + XML
The following are sample HTTP requests and responses.
The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.
POST /xml/reply/AllCollectionTypes HTTP/1.1
Host: test.servicestack.net
Accept: application/xml
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length
<AllCollectionTypes xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/Test.ServiceModel.Types">
<ByteArray>AA==</ByteArray>
<CharArray xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:char>0</d2p1:char>
</CharArray>
<DecimalList xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:decimal>0</d2p1:decimal>
</DecimalList>
<DoubleList xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:double>0</d2p1:double>
</DoubleList>
<FloatArray xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:float>0</d2p1:float>
</FloatArray>
<IntArray xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:int>0</d2p1:int>
</IntArray>
<IntList xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:int>0</d2p1:int>
</IntList>
<PocoArray>
<Poco>
<Name>String</Name>
</Poco>
</PocoArray>
<PocoList>
<Poco>
<Name>String</Name>
</Poco>
</PocoList>
<PocoLookup xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:KeyValueOfstringArrayOfPocoSxVl28_Sd>
<d2p1:Key>String</d2p1:Key>
<d2p1:Value>
<Poco>
<Name>String</Name>
</Poco>
</d2p1:Value>
</d2p1:KeyValueOfstringArrayOfPocoSxVl28_Sd>
</PocoLookup>
<PocoLookupMap xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:KeyValueOfstringArrayOfArrayOfKeyValueOfstringPocoSxVl28_Sdty7Ep6D1>
<d2p1:Key>String</d2p1:Key>
<d2p1:Value>
<d2p1:ArrayOfKeyValueOfstringPocoSxVl28_Sd>
<d2p1:KeyValueOfstringPocoSxVl28_Sd>
<d2p1:Key>String</d2p1:Key>
<d2p1:Value>
<Name>String</Name>
</d2p1:Value>
</d2p1:KeyValueOfstringPocoSxVl28_Sd>
</d2p1:ArrayOfKeyValueOfstringPocoSxVl28_Sd>
</d2p1:Value>
</d2p1:KeyValueOfstringArrayOfArrayOfKeyValueOfstringPocoSxVl28_Sdty7Ep6D1>
</PocoLookupMap>
<StringArray xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:string>String</d2p1:string>
</StringArray>
<StringList xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:string>String</d2p1:string>
</StringList>
</AllCollectionTypes>
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/xml
Content-Length: length
<AllCollectionTypes xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/Test.ServiceModel.Types">
<ByteArray>AA==</ByteArray>
<CharArray xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:char>0</d2p1:char>
</CharArray>
<DecimalList xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:decimal>0</d2p1:decimal>
</DecimalList>
<DoubleList xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:double>0</d2p1:double>
</DoubleList>
<FloatArray xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:float>0</d2p1:float>
</FloatArray>
<IntArray xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:int>0</d2p1:int>
</IntArray>
<IntList xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:int>0</d2p1:int>
</IntList>
<PocoArray>
<Poco>
<Name>String</Name>
</Poco>
</PocoArray>
<PocoList>
<Poco>
<Name>String</Name>
</Poco>
</PocoList>
<PocoLookup xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:KeyValueOfstringArrayOfPocoSxVl28_Sd>
<d2p1:Key>String</d2p1:Key>
<d2p1:Value>
<Poco>
<Name>String</Name>
</Poco>
</d2p1:Value>
</d2p1:KeyValueOfstringArrayOfPocoSxVl28_Sd>
</PocoLookup>
<PocoLookupMap xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:KeyValueOfstringArrayOfArrayOfKeyValueOfstringPocoSxVl28_Sdty7Ep6D1>
<d2p1:Key>String</d2p1:Key>
<d2p1:Value>
<d2p1:ArrayOfKeyValueOfstringPocoSxVl28_Sd>
<d2p1:KeyValueOfstringPocoSxVl28_Sd>
<d2p1:Key>String</d2p1:Key>
<d2p1:Value>
<Name>String</Name>
</d2p1:Value>
</d2p1:KeyValueOfstringPocoSxVl28_Sd>
</d2p1:ArrayOfKeyValueOfstringPocoSxVl28_Sd>
</d2p1:Value>
</d2p1:KeyValueOfstringArrayOfArrayOfKeyValueOfstringPocoSxVl28_Sdty7Ep6D1>
</PocoLookupMap>
<StringArray xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:string>String</d2p1:string>
</StringArray>
<StringList xmlns:d2p1="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
<d2p1:string>String</d2p1:string>
</StringList>
</AllCollectionTypes>