From d58fb58b3acfac11fecfcdffcd91aad14170c6f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marc Hernandez <marcsh@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:47:19 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Title: Refactored condition checks in XmlFormatter2.cs

x) This change also includes a check on the writer's state before deciding whether to write elements, improving robustness of the serialization process.
---
 ser/XmlFormatter2.cs | 13 +++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ser/XmlFormatter2.cs b/ser/XmlFormatter2.cs
index d960bc6..93b194a 100644
--- a/ser/XmlFormatter2.cs
+++ b/ser/XmlFormatter2.cs
@@ -1139,12 +1139,21 @@ namespace lib
 
 				if( typeCode != TypeCode.Object )
 				{
-					if( _cfg.POD == POD.Elements || forceType )
+					bool writeELements = _cfg.POD == POD.Elements || forceType;
+
+					if( !writeELements && writer is XmlTextWriter textWriter )
+					{
+						var writeState = textWriter.WriteState;
+
+						writeELements = writeState != WriteState.Element;
+					}
+
+					if( writeELements )
 						writer.WriteStartElement( name );
 
 					SerializeConcrete( writer, mi, root, name, forceType );
 
-					if( _cfg.POD == POD.Elements || forceType )
+					if( writeELements )
 						writer.WriteEndElement();
 
 					return;