unable to populate objects with XML file in Xamarin - xamarin.forms

Question

I am trying to parse a simple XML file in a Xamarin (Visual Studio) Forms app. I am using the example provided here
It does not work. The serializer returns a list of Node objects, but they are empty. I am including my code below, but it should be identical to the example with some name changes. My XML file is in the Solution root and its Build Action is configured as an Embedded Resource.
namespace EZCal
{
public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
// description of a menu tree node
public class Node
{
// TODO: move strings to external file so they can be Localized
public int id { get; set; } // the ID of this node. Never null
public int idParent { get; set; } // NULL for top-level nodes
public String desc1 { get; set; } // text to be displayed - line 1
public String desc2 { get; set; } // text to be displayed - line 1
public String command { get; set; } // command string to be sent to device
}
public MainPage()
{
InitializeComponent();
this.parseXML();
}
void parseXML() {
var assembly = System.Reflection.IntrospectionExtensions.GetTypeInfo(typeof(MainPage)).Assembly;
System.IO.Stream stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("EZCal.MenuDefinitions.xml");
List<Node> menuNodes;
using (var reader = new System.IO.StreamReader(stream))
{
var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(List<Node>));
menuNodes = (List<Node>) serializer.Deserialize(reader);
}
var listView = new ListView();
listView.ItemsSource = menuNodes;
}
}
}
Here is my XML file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<ArrayOfNode xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<Node>
<NodeId>1</NodeId>
<ParentId>0</ParentId>
<Display1>Home line 1</Display1>
<Display2>Home line 2</Display2>
<Command>Home Command</Command>
</Node>
<Node>
<NodeId>2</NodeId>
<ParentId>1</ParentId>
<Display1>Help line 1</Display1>
<Display2>Help line 2</Display2>
<Command>Help Command</Command>
</Node>
<Node>
<NodeId>3</NodeId>
<ParentId>1</ParentId>
<Display1>Diags line 1</Display1>
<Display2>Diags line 2</Display2>
<Command>Diags Command</Command>
</Node>
<Node>
<NodeId>4</NodeId>
<ParentId>1</ParentId>
<Display1>Access line 1</Display1>
<Display2>Access line 2</Display2>
<Command>Access Command</Command>
</Node>
</Node>
</ArrayOfNode>

Answer 1

The names of the properties in your model need to match the names of the nodes in your XML in order for the deserialization to work automatically.
Alternatively, you can apply a mapping attribute
[XmlElement("NodeId")]
public int id { get; set; }