C#

<code>
        [XmlRoot("MyData")]
        [Serializable]
        class MyData
        {
//it seems datas in each arraylist are the same type so if you're codinh in .NET2.0 or above use List<> instead of ArrayList

            ArrayList shapeTypeList;
            ArrayList colorList;
            ArrayList coordList;
            ArrayList sizeList;

            ArrayList graphicsPathDataList;

            [XmlArray("ShapeData")]
            [XmlArrayItem("Shape",typeof(/*you must get the type here*/))]
            public ArrayList ShapeTypeList
            {
                get { return this.shapeTypeList; }
            }

            [XmlArray("ColorData")]
            [XmlArrayItem("Color",typeof(/*you must get the type here*/))]
            public ArrayList ColorList
            {
                get { return this.colorList; }
            }

            [XmlArray("CoorinationData")]
            [XmlArrayItem("Coordination",typeof(/*you must get the type here*/))]
            public ArrayList CoordList
            {
                get { return this.coordList; }
            }

            [XmlArray("SizeData")]
            [XmlArrayItem("Size",typeof(/*you must get the type here*/))]
            public ArrayList SizeList
            {
                get { return this.sizeList; }
            }

            [XmlArray("GPDData")]
            [XmlArrayItem("GPD",typeof(/*you must get the type here*/))]
            public ArrayList GraphicsPathDataList
            {
                get { return this.graphicsPathDataList; }
            }

            public MyData(ArrayList shape, ArrayList color, ArrayList coord, ArrayList size, ArrayList gpd)
            {
                this.shapeTypeList = shape;
                this.colorList = color;
                this.coordList = coord;
                this.sizeList = size;
                this.graphicsPathDataList = gpd;
            }

            static MyData BinLoad(string path)
            {
                BinaryFormatter binSer=new BinaryFormatter();
                FileStream fo=new  FileStream(path,FileMode.Open);

                object data=binSer.Deserialize(fo);
                fo.Close();

                return data as MyData;
            }

            void BinSerialize(string path)
            {
                BinaryFormatter binSer=new BinaryFormatter();
                FileStream fo=new  FileStream(path,FileMode.OpenOrCreate);

                binSer.Serialize(fo,this);
                fo.Close();
            }

            static MyData XmlLoad(string path)
            {
                XmlSerializer xmlSer=new XmlSerializer(typeof(MyData));
                FileStream fo=new  FileStream(path,FileMode.Open);

                object data=xmlSer.Deserialize(fo);
                fo.Close();

                return data as MyData;
            }

            void XmlSerialize(string path)
            {
                XmlSerializer xmlSer=new XmlSerializer(this.GetType());
                FileStream fo=new  FileStream(path,FileMode.OpenOrCreate);

                xmlSer.Serialize(fo,this);
                fo.Close();
            }

            public enum SerializeTo{XML,Binary};

            public void Serialize(string path,SerializeTo to)
            {
                if(to==SerializeTo.Binary)
                    this.BinSerialize(path);
                else 
                    this.XmlSerialize(path);
            }

            public static MyData Load(string path,SerializeTo to)
            {
                if(to==SerializeTo.Binary)
                    return BinLoad(path);
                else 
                    return XmlLoad(path);
            }

        }
</code>

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