Put attributes via XElement_Not as XMLAttribute

Question

Here is my two classes: the class Characteristic and Definition :

[DataContract]
    public class Characteristic
    {
        [DataMember]
        public Definition Definition { get; set; }
    }

  [Serializable]
    public class Definition
    {
        [XmlAttribute]
        public int id;
        [XmlAttribute]
        public stringName;
    }

and this is my implementation :

     Characteristic lstChars = new Characteristic()
                        {
                            Definition = new Definition()
                            {
                                id = Dimension.ID,
                                name = Dimension.Name
                            }
                        };

I get this result:

<Characteristic>
  <Definition>
         <id>6</id>
          <name>ACTIVITY</name>
  </Definition>

And my objectif is to get this result:

<Characteristic>

  <Definition id="6" Name= "ACTIVITY" />        

Answer 1

In order to serialize it, you can use the following ways:

To serialize it into a string:

string result;

using (var writer = new StringWriter())
{
    new XmlSerializer(typeof(Characteristic)).Serialize(writer, lstChars);
    result = writer.ToString();
}

To serialize and store it on a file:

using (var writer = new StreamWriter(xmlFilePath))
{
    new XmlSerializer(typeof(Characteristic)).Serialize(writer, lstChars);
}