private void DeserializeItem(string filename) {
    XmlSerializer mySerializer = 
        new XmlSerializer(typeof(ObjectToDeserialize));
    // Add an instance of the delegate to the event.
    mySerializer.UnknownNode += new XmlNodeEventHandler
        (Serializer_UnknownNode);
    // A FileStream is needed to read the file to deserialize.
    FileStream fs = new FileStream(filename, FileMode.Open);
    ObjectToDeserialize o = (ObjectToDeserialize)mySerializer.Deserialize(fs);
}
 
private void Serializer_UnknownNode
    (object sender, XmlNodeEventArgs e) {
    
    Console.WriteLine("UnknownNode Name: "
                      + e.Name);
    Console.WriteLine("UnknownNode LocalName: "
                      + e.LocalName);
    Console.WriteLine("UnknownNode Namespace URI: "
                      + e.NamespaceURI);
    Console.WriteLine("UnknownNode Text: "
                      + e.Text);
 
    object o = e.ObjectBeingDeserialized;
    Console.WriteLine("Object being deserialized " 
                      + o.ToString());
       
    XmlNodeType myNodeType = e.NodeType;
    Console.WriteLine(myNodeType);
}