XML Serializable Generic Dictionary

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml.Serialization;

[XmlRoot("dictionary")]
public class SerializableDictionary
: Dictionary, IXmlSerializable
{
#region IXmlSerializable Members
public System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchema GetSchema()
{
return null;
}

public void ReadXml(System.Xml.XmlReader reader)
{
XmlSerializer keySerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(TKey));
XmlSerializer valueSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(TValue));

bool wasEmpty = reader.IsEmptyElement;
reader.Read();

if (wasEmpty)
return;

while (reader.NodeType != System.Xml.XmlNodeType.EndElement)
{
reader.ReadStartElement("item");

reader.ReadStartElement("key");
TKey key = (TKey)keySerializer.Deserialize(reader);
reader.ReadEndElement();

reader.ReadStartElement("value");
TValue value = (TValue)valueSerializer.Deserialize(reader);
reader.ReadEndElement();

this.Add(key, value);

reader.ReadEndElement();
reader.MoveToContent();
}
reader.ReadEndElement();
}

public void WriteXml(System.Xml.XmlWriter writer)
{
XmlSerializer keySerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(TKey));
XmlSerializer valueSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(TValue));

foreach (TKey key in this.Keys)
{
writer.WriteStartElement("item");

writer.WriteStartElement("key");
keySerializer.Serialize(writer, key);
writer.WriteEndElement();

writer.WriteStartElement("value");
TValue value = this[key];
valueSerializer.Serialize(writer, value);
writer.WriteEndElement();

writer.WriteEndElement();
}
}
#endregion
}